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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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025
This rug offers up a traditional design with the texture and fluff that gives your feet something comfy to sink into.
—Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
The tree came with helpful instructions that guided you to fluff from the interior branches out the outermost branches.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 20 Oct. 2025
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Noun
The 2025 study showed that when users dropped the polite fluff and went straight to the point, ChatGPT's accuracy ticked upward.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025
This rug offers up a traditional design with the texture and fluff that gives your feet something comfy to sink into.
—Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
The brand recommends setting aside 30 to 45 minutes to fluff the flame-retardant branches for the most realistic result.
—Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
The tree came with helpful instructions that guided you to fluff from the interior branches out the outermost branches.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 20 Oct. 2025
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“Fluff.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fluff. Accessed 29 Oct. 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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