whuffv.

/hwʌf/

Etymology: Imitative; compare whuff , dialect variant whiff n.¹ (see Eng. Dial. Dict.).

intransitive. To make a sound as of a forcible blast of breath or wind; transitive to utter with such a sound. Also as int. imitating such a sound.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > continuous or protracted sound > [verb (transitive)] > rushing of wind

whuff1896

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > continuous or protracted sound > [interjection] > rushing sound > rushing of wind blowing

puff1604

whuff1919

1896 H. G. Wells Wheels of Chance xviii, in To-day 27 June 251/2 He whuffed a contemptuous laugh.

1919 J. J. Bennett Dover Patrol 172 ‘Whing! Whuff!’ and another muffled burst comes a minute or so later.

Derivatives

ˈwhuffing n.

ΚΠ

1907 ‘J. Oxenham’ Carette of Sark xxxiii The water began whuffling against the rock walls.

whuffle v.

/ˈhwʌf(ə)l/ (intransitive) in same sense; transitive to drive by blowing forcibly.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > impelling or driving > impel or drive [verb (transitive)] > by blowing or puffing

puff?c1225

blowa1300

whiffle1641

whuffle1906

the world > matter > gas > air > moving air > set (air) in motion [verb (transitive)] > blow out, away, or apart

overblowa1387

ventilatea1440

blast1548

difflate1590

exsufflate1666

whuffle1906

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > continuous or protracted sound > [verb (intransitive)] > rushing sound > of wind

whither1487

warble1579

huffle1862

whuffle1906

1906 ‘J. Oxenham’ Giant Circumstance ii One of the horses..woke up enough to whuffle the flies out of its nose.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1924; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	whuff
释义	whuffv. /hwʌf/ Etymology: Imitative; compare whuff , dialect variant whiff n.¹ (see Eng. Dial. Dict.). intransitive. To make a sound as of a forcible blast of breath or wind; transitive to utter with such a sound. Also as int. imitating such a sound. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > continuous or protracted sound > [verb (transitive)] > rushing of wind whuff1896 the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > continuous or protracted sound > [interjection] > rushing sound > rushing of wind blowing puff1604 whuff1919 1896 H. G. Wells Wheels of Chance xviii, in To-day 27 June 251/2 He whuffed a contemptuous laugh. 1919 J. J. Bennett Dover Patrol 172 ‘Whing! Whuff!’ and another muffled burst comes a minute or so later. Derivatives ˈwhuffing n. ΚΠ 1907 ‘J. Oxenham’ Carette of Sark xxxiii The water began whuffling against the rock walls. whuffle v. /ˈhwʌf(ə)l/ (intransitive) in same sense; transitive to drive by blowing forcibly. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > impelling or driving > impel or drive [verb (transitive)] > by blowing or puffing puff?c1225 blowa1300 whiffle1641 whuffle1906 the world > matter > gas > air > moving air > set (air) in motion [verb (transitive)] > blow out, away, or apart overblowa1387 ventilatea1440 blast1548 difflate1590 exsufflate1666 whuffle1906 the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > continuous or protracted sound > [verb (intransitive)] > rushing sound > of wind whither1487 warble1579 huffle1862 whuffle1906 1906 ‘J. Oxenham’ Giant Circumstance ii One of the horses..woke up enough to whuffle the flies out of its nose. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1924; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < v.1896
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