1. used as a mild intensifier expressing annoyance or emphasis
Usage: British informal

1. making repeated puffing sounds like a steam engine

Examples

• The old steam train was chuffing along the tracks.
• That’s a chuffing good idea!
• The locomotive kept chuffing as it climbed the hill.
• I can’t find my chuffing keys anywhere.
• The engine was chuffing loudly in the station.
• It’s chuffing cold outside today.