chiff

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chiff

Rhymes with -ɪf

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noun chiffs

The characteristic sound made as part of the attack of certain notes on the organ. In all these adjustments, the voicer must have regard to the steady sound of the pipe, to its promptness of speech, and to the presence or absence of any desired starting transient or chiff.

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@misc{chiff_2026,
  title = {chiff},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/chiff},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}