fluffed; fluffing; fluffs
1
: to make fluffy
fluff the pillows
birds fluffing up their feathers
2
a
: to spoil by a mistake : botch
b
: to deliver badly or forget (one's lines) in a play
1
: to become fluffy
2
: to make a mistake
especially
: to forget or bungle one's lines in a play
Synonyms
Examples of fluff in a Sentence
Noun
Her sweater was covered with fluff.
The movie was pure fluff.
Her latest article has the usual fluff about movie stars and gossip.
Verb
The wind fluffed his hair.
The golfer fluffed another shot.
The actor kept fluffing the same line.
Recent Examples on the Web
D. T. Max, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2024
Free of fees and other kinds of fiduciary fluff, a disabled person could well see Chime as a plausible means of living a fuller, more independent life.
—Steven Aquino, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024
Barbara Bellesi Zito, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Aug. 2024
Once cooked, those miniscule grains fluff up to be the size of small caviar.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 15 Aug. 2024
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Noun
In May, 2023, the streets of Turin were full of the bits of fluff that float along the spring breeze in northern Italy.
—D. T. Max, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2024
Free of fees and other kinds of fiduciary fluff, a disabled person could well see Chime as a plausible means of living a fuller, more independent life.
—Steven Aquino, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024
Verb
This 20-inch wreath arrives packed in a smaller box, so take some time to fluff and arrange it so that the many layers of autumn are on full display.
—Barbara Bellesi Zito, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Aug. 2024
Once cooked, those miniscule grains fluff up to be the size of small caviar.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 15 Aug. 2024
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“Fluff.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fluff. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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fluff
1 of 2 noun1
: nap entry 3, down
2
: something fluffy
fluff
2 of 2 verb
: to make or become fluffy
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