Definitions
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- verb intransitive Produce
prusten . - noun An uninterrupted sounding of prusten.
Etymologies
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Onomatopoeic, but compare chuff (the sound of the exhaust of a steam engine) and -le (verbal suffix conveying frequentativity).
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Examples
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During a feeding this week, the cub gives off a chuffle - a greeting noise - as a zooworker held her bottle and rubbed her with a wet rag to stimulate her mother's licking.
unknown title 2009
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During a feeding this week, the cub gives off a chuffle - a greeting noise - as a zoo worker held her bottle and rubbed her with a wet rag to stimulate her mother's licking.
RutlandHerald.com 2009
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