Meaning & Definition of Fluff in English
English⟶
Fluff
/fləf/
noun
1. Any light downy material
synonym:
- fluff
2. Something of little value or significance
synonym:
- bagatelle,
- fluff,
- frippery,
- frivolity
3. A blunder (especially an actor's forgetting the lines)
synonym:
- fluff
verb
1. Make a mess of, destroy or ruin
- "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"
- "The pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement"
synonym:
- botch,
- bodge,
- bumble,
- fumble,
- botch up,
- muff,
- blow,
- flub,
- screw up,
- ball up,
- spoil,
- muck up,
- bungle,
- fluff,
- bollix,
- bollix up,
- bollocks,
- bollocks up,
- bobble,
- mishandle,
- louse up,
- foul up,
- mess up,
- fuck up
2. Erect or fluff up
- "The bird ruffled its feathers"
synonym:
- ruffle,
- fluff
3. Ruffle (one's hair) by combing the ends towards the scalp, for a full effect
synonym:
- tease,
- fluff
Examples of using
When you make the bed, don't forget to fluff up the pillows.