"phut" meaning in English

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Interjection

IPA: /fʌt/, /fʊt/ [Northern-England]
enPR: fŭt [Northern-England] Etymology: Onomatopoeic. Head templates: {{en-interj}} phut
  1. A representation of the sound resembling the release of a blast of steam or exhaust gas; a representation of the sound of a fast but small puff of wind.
    Sense id: en-phut-en-intj-H2GBf-F0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 78 5 17

Noun

IPA: /fʌt/, /fʊt/ [Northern-England] Forms: phuts [plural]
enPR: fŭt [Northern-England] Etymology: Onomatopoeic. Head templates: {{en-noun}} phut (plural phuts)
  1. The sound made by a sudden release of steam or gas; the sound of a fast but small puff of wind.
    Sense id: en-phut-en-noun-LNMyV2JD

Verb

IPA: /fʌt/, /fʊt/ [Northern-England] Forms: phuts [present, singular, third-person], phutting [participle, present], phutted [participle, past], phutted [past]
enPR: fŭt [Northern-England] Etymology: Onomatopoeic. Head templates: {{en-verb}} phut (third-person singular simple present phuts, present participle phutting, simple past and past participle phutted)
  1. To produce such a sound. Derived forms: go phut
    Sense id: en-phut-en-verb-v3tH~-OD

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for phut meaning in English (2.9kB)

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