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
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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Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2025
The dessert crowd will enjoy the Blue Velvet Whoopie Pies with blue velvet cakes and vanilla fluff.
—Nasha Smith, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Isabel Garcia, People.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Calliope hummingbird: Adult male Calliope Hummingbirds can be identified by their long purplish-red gorget (throat) feathers, which appear as stripes accented with white, and look whisker-like when fluffed out.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 14 Mar. 2025
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Noun
In early spring, bits of fluff appear along the branches of some willow shrubs, silvery gray and as soft to the touch as a kitten’s paw.
—Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2025
The dessert crowd will enjoy the Blue Velvet Whoopie Pies with blue velvet cakes and vanilla fluff.
—Nasha Smith, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Verb
Be sure to fluff them up and air them out for a few hours before placing them on your bed.
—Isabel Garcia, People.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Calliope hummingbird: Adult male Calliope Hummingbirds can be identified by their long purplish-red gorget (throat) feathers, which appear as stripes accented with white, and look whisker-like when fluffed out.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 14 Mar. 2025
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“Fluff.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fluff. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.
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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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