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- Dictionaryfluff/fləf/
noun
- 1. soft fibers from fabrics such as wool or cotton which accumulate in small light clumps: "he brushed his sleeve to remove the fluff" Similar
- 2. entertainment or writing perceived as trivial or superficial: "the movie is a piece of typical Hollywood fluff"
verb
- 1. make (something) appear fuller and softer by shaking or brushing it: "I fluffed up the pillows"
- 2. fail to perform or accomplish (something) successfully or well (used especially in a sporting or acting context): informal "the extra fluffed his only line" Similar Opposite
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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. See More
a soft mass of fibers, feathers, or hair: cotton fluff. The cat, a ball of white fluff, darted into the house and started to lick its fur. We’d lie on our backs and blow the dandelion fluff into the neighbor’s yard.
To fluff something means to shake or puff out something, as with pillows. When you fluff your hair, you might shake it out a bit so that it puffs up and looks fluffy. Fluff can also describe something that is of little importance, such as a novel that someone deems fun but not at all serious.
Something having a very light, soft, or frothy consistency or appearance: a fluff of meringue; a fluff of cloud.
a soft mass of fibers, feathers, or hair: cotton fluff. The cat, a ball of white fluff, darted into the house and started to lick its fur. We’d lie on our backs and blow the dandelion fluff into the neighbor’s yard.
Fluff is a soft, light puffy or feathery material. Your pet angora rabbit is covered in fluff, and when you blow the down off a dandelion, you can call that fluff too.
Fluff consists of soft threads or fibres in the form of small, light balls or lumps. For example, you can refer to the fur of a small animal as fluff. ...the nestbox which contained two chicks: just small grey balls of fluff. She noticed some bits of fluff on the sleeve of her sweater.
fluff something (out/up) to shake or brush something so that it looks larger and/or softer. The female sat on the eggs, fluffing out her feathers. Let me fluff up your pillows for you.
noun. fluffs. Light down or fuzz, as on a young bird or on a dandelion or milkweed seed. American Heritage. Soft, light down. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. A loose, soft, downy mass of hair, feathers, cotton, dust, etc. Webster's New World.
FLUFF definition: 1. small, loose bits of wool or other soft material: 2. to fail to do something successfully: . Learn more.
