Skip to main content
Glite Dictionary
💥 A soft pop 💥 To pop softly 🔊 Sound effect
phut

phut

1 9.9
A soft, short popping sound made by a small object
  • noun
  • /fʌt/
: puf
  • The balloon made a soft phut when it popped unexpectedly.

Examples

  • The little sound Phut! vanished in the roar of the crowd.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • As he hesitated, Dyeva turned to face him squarely, and he heard the soft sound "Phut!" as she shot him through her coat.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • Phut-phut-phut-phut, phut-phut-phut-phut!

    Ali G Indahouse (2002)

  • Phut-phut-phut-phut, phut-phut-phut-phut!

    Ali G Indahouse (2002)

  • Phut-phut-phut-phut, phut-phut-phut-phut!

    Ali G Indahouse (2002)

  • As he walked through the garden, he heard a quick phut from the nearby bushes.

  • The toy made a delightful phut when the steam was released.

Synonyms

plunk
vsphut
2 7.8

A short hollow sound made by pulling a string or hitting an object

is a softer brief pop rather than a hollow musical twang
pong
vsphut
1 7.3

A short, sharp sound when a ball or small thing hits a hard surface

is more of a soft pop from small devices rather than an impact
popping
vsphut
1 3.0

A sharp, sudden sound made when something bursts, like a balloon or bottle opening

is softer and often comes from small devices rather than loud events

Antonyms

silence
373 2.0

A period with no sound or speech

quiet
143 1.0

A calm time with little or no sound

How Loud

boom
475 2.1
bang
390 1.3
pop
1 3.1
phut
1 9.9
pfft
  • Informal
5 9.9

Surface Forms

phut singular
phuts plural

Etymology

Phut comes from the sound it makes — a soft, short 'puff' or tiny 'pop'. So a phut is the small, quiet noise something makes when it bursts, pops, or goes out.