fluff
[ fluhf ]
/ flʌf /
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noun
verb (used with object)
to make into fluff; shake or puff out (feathers, hair, etc.) into a fluffy mass (often followed by up): to fluff up the sofa pillows.
to make a mistake in: The leading man fluffed his lines.
verb (used without object)
to become fluffy; move, float, or settle down like fluff.
to make a mistake, especially in the delivery of lines by a performer; blunder.
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British Dictionary definitions for fluff
fluff
/ (flʌf) /
noun
verb
to make or become soft and puffy by shaking or patting; puff up
informal to make a mistake in performing (an action, dramatic speech, music, etc)
Word Origin for fluff
C18: perhaps from flue ²
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