chuffle

A chuffle is the sound that large cats make.

Prusten is also referred to as chuffing or chuffle (verb and noun).

The "chuffle" sound familiar to Subaru owners is gone, and the engine delivers smooth and powerful response, especially at medium speeds.

Mr. Sterling, the mammals collections manager of the New York Zoological Park, the Bronx Zoo's formal name, learned his chuffle from raising lion and snow leopard cubs.

What she suggests later is that there is something irresistible about this wild thing recognizing who you are, and knowing that when you approach, you want a greeting, too, even if it's only a chuffle.