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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Helena Wegner, Sacramento Bee, 23 Jan. 2025
There were towering Great Danes, tiny, trembling Chihuahuas, and every shape of fluff in between.
—Savannah White, Glamour, 18 Feb. 2025
Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
The rest is technique: a brief rinse (no need to wait for the water to run clear), a longer soak, a shorter cook and two separate but successive rests — before and after the rice is fluffed.
—Eric Kim, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
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Noun
She was then seen moving sticks and fluff around the nest before gently lowering on her egg, the video shows.
—Helena Wegner, Sacramento Bee, 23 Jan. 2025
There were towering Great Danes, tiny, trembling Chihuahuas, and every shape of fluff in between.
—Savannah White, Glamour, 18 Feb. 2025
Verb
As title race rival Real Madrid had fluffed its lines by losing 2-1 to Real Betis the previous day, the match took on extra importance and provided Barca with the chance to go a point clear at the summit through a win.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
The rest is technique: a brief rinse (no need to wait for the water to run clear), a longer soak, a shorter cook and two separate but successive rests — before and after the rice is fluffed.
—Eric Kim, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
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“Fluff.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fluff. Accessed 14 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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