fluff

[US]/flʌf/
[UK]/flʌf/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. (the fluff that falls from a blanket, etc.) unsuccessful attempt; mistake
vt. & vi. (to) become fluffy; (to) make (feathers, fur, hair, etc.) soft and light by brushing.

Phrases & Collocations

soft fluffy material

fluff a pillow

fluffing feathers

Example Sentences

a fluff of meringue; a fluff of cloud.

I fluffed up the pillows.

The cricketer fluffed the catch.

fluff a pillow; a squirrel fluffing out its tail.

The movie was just another bit of fluff from Hollywood.

The report was mostly fluff, with little new information.

the extra fluffed his only line.

Woolen blankets often have fluff on them.

While reading, he fluffed frequently.

The bird fluffed its feathers.

There's fluff and dust under the furniture. Please clean it properly.

She fluffed up her hair.

The bird fluffed out its feathers.

Let me fluff up your pillows for you.

They fluffed their chance to participate in the playoffs by losing their last three games.

The bird fluffed out its feathers in the sun.

The actress was so absent-minded that she fluffed her lines.

She improved on the cotton fluffer and successively made the most advanced textile tool of the time, a pedal spinning wheel with three spindles.

"Does he have any other flairs? Say, can he father a country, or fluff cotton, or make salted-meat?"

I realized that I also needed fluff—or should I say, some schmaltz—all the details that women think of and men usually don't consider.

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