chuff

About 0.03 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Surly; annoyed; displeased; disgruntled.
2. adjective stupid; churlish; loutish.
3. adverb In a chuff manner.
4. noun A coarse or stupid fellow.
5. verb To make noisy puffing sounds, as of a steam locomotive.
6. verb To break wind.
7. verb Of a powder, propellant, or explosive charge: to become extinguished and reignited intermittently.
8. noun Superfluous small talk that is free of conflict, offers no character development, description or insight, and does not advance the story or plot.

Similar words

huff puff bluff huffed chuggy snuffy gruntled fratchy chuckle whuffly

Often followed by

of and ey chuff had was is as

Word family

chuffed chuffing chuffs