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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Savannah White, Glamour, 18 Feb. 2025
Oftentimes, these calls can be filled with fluff and self-congratulations — sometimes well-deserved, other times less so.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 18 Feb. 2025
Briana Feigon, Architectural Digest, 24 Feb. 2025
Barella then fluffs his shot, but the ball falls to Taremi, whose overhead kick is saved by Michele Di Gregorio before Denzel Dumfries misses a close-range header from the subsequent cross.
—Ahmed Walid, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
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Noun
There were towering Great Danes, tiny, trembling Chihuahuas, and every shape of fluff in between.
—Savannah White, Glamour, 18 Feb. 2025
Oftentimes, these calls can be filled with fluff and self-congratulations — sometimes well-deserved, other times less so.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 18 Feb. 2025
Verb
The instructions guided us to put in the dryer for 10 minutes after unpacking, and this makes all the difference in fluffing it up!
—Briana Feigon, Architectural Digest, 24 Feb. 2025
Barella then fluffs his shot, but the ball falls to Taremi, whose overhead kick is saved by Michele Di Gregorio before Denzel Dumfries misses a close-range header from the subsequent cross.
—Ahmed Walid, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
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“Fluff.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fluff. Accessed 11 Mar. 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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