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- [fluhf]
- /flʌf/
- /flʌf/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [fluhf]
- /flʌf/
Definitions of fluff word
- noun fluff light, downy particles, as of cotton. 1
- noun fluff a soft, light, downy mass: a fluff of summer clouds. 1
- noun fluff something of no consequence: The book is pure fluff, but fun to read. 1
- noun fluff an error or blunder, especially an actor's memory lapse in the delivery of lines. 1
- verb with object fluff 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. 1
- verb with object fluff to make a mistake in: The leading man fluffed his lines. 1
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Origin of fluff
First appearance:
before 1780 One of the 45% newest English words
1780-90; perhaps blend of flue2 and puff
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Fluff
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
fluff popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
fluff usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for fluff
noun fluff
- fuzz — loose, light, fibrous, or fluffy matter.
- fleece — the coat of wool that covers a sheep or a similar animal.
- wool — the fine, soft, curly hair that forms the fleece of sheep and certain other animals, characterized by minute, overlapping surface scales that give it its felting property.
- lint — minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- feathers — an apparatus for splitting stone, consisting of two tapered bars (feathers) inserted into a hole drilled into the stone, between which a narrow wedge (plug) is hammered to spread them.
verb fluff
- bungle — If you bungle something, you fail to do it properly, because you make mistakes or are clumsy.
- mess up — a dirty, untidy, or disordered condition: The room was in a mess.
- botch — If you botch something that you are doing, you do it badly or clumsily.
- ruin — ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay: We visited the ruins of ancient Greece.
- spoil — to damage severely or harm (something), especially with reference to its excellence, value, usefulness, etc.: The water stain spoiled the painting. Drought spoiled the corn crop.
Antonyms for fluff
noun fluff
- success — the favorable or prosperous termination of attempts or endeavors; the accomplishment of one's goals.
- correction — Corrections are marks or comments made on a piece of work, especially school work, which indicate where there are mistakes and what are the right answers.
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