chuff

IPA(Pronunciation)

/t͡ʃʌf/

Noun

uncountable countable

(scriptwriting, uncountable) Superfluous small talk that is free of conflict, offers no character development, description or insight, and does not advance the story or plot. / A noisy puffing sound.

Japanese Meaning

（脚本作成の文脈で）ストーリーやキャラクターの発展を伴わない、無意味な雑談や無駄な小話 / （音としての意味で）騒がしいパフ音、激しい噴気音

What is this buttons?

The first draft was littered with chuff that padded the runtime but revealed nothing about the characters.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

脚本の初稿には、上映時間を延ばすだけで登場人物について何も明らかにしない余計な雑談が散りばめられていた。

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Sense（2）

A noisy puffing sound.

Then the brass bell on top of the boiler rings out and a single massive chuff! of steam issues from the bowels of the loco. Then another chuff! – a blast of steam – another chuff! and the huge drive shafts tighten against the wheels.

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Sense（3）

A breathy noise produced by a tiger, similar in function to a cat's purr.

chuffs

（ plural ）

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