chuffle

chuf·fle

[chuhf-uhl] verb, chuf·fled, chuf·fling, noun
verb (used without object)
1.
(of the larger species of cats) to make a low snuffling sound analogous to the purring of smaller cat species, often as a greeting.
noun
2.
such a sound.

Origin:
imitative; cf. chuff3, -le

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