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.
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Will Porter, Architectural Digest, 2 Dec. 2024
Your skin doesn't always need the fluff, especially when it's irritated from said fluff (or the blistery winds outside).
—Sarah Han, Allure, 2 Dec. 2024
Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Dec. 2024
The Blaugrana got back on track by thrashing Mallorca 5-1 in Son Moix on Tuesday, but Madrid then fluffed its lines in San Mames and fell 2-1 to the Basques 24 hours later.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
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Noun
This one comes in 28 colors and packs some major fluff into its chevron pattern.
—Will Porter, Architectural Digest, 2 Dec. 2024
Your skin doesn't always need the fluff, especially when it's irritated from said fluff (or the blistery winds outside).
—Sarah Han, Allure, 2 Dec. 2024
Verb
Each individual branch should be fluffed, moving branch-by-branch and section-by-section from top to bottom.
—Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Dec. 2024
The Blaugrana got back on track by thrashing Mallorca 5-1 in Son Moix on Tuesday, but Madrid then fluffed its lines in San Mames and fell 2-1 to the Basques 24 hours later.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
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“Fluff.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fluff. Accessed 21 Dec. 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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