Meaning

2 senses
  1. (transitive)To plump up.

    Fluff up the pillows to get the bed ready for guests.

    aufschütteln

    распушитьraspušitʹ

  2. (slang)To make a gaffe or blunder; to fuck up.

    I fluffed up on that tricky ski jump.

    make fuller by shaking

Examples

5 sentences
  1. These pillows need to be fluffed up.

    ruЭти подушки надо взбить.

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  2. Let's see if I can fluff up your pillow.

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  3. Let's see if I can't fluff up your pillow.

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  4. When you make the bed, don't forget to fluff up the pillows.

    ruКогда заправляешь постель, не забывай взбивать подушки.

    deWenn du das Bett machen wirst, vergiss nicht, die Kissen aufzuschütteln.

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  5. I'll fluff up your pillows.

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Translations

3 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
plump up:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
plump up:

Forms

fluffs up, fluffing up, fluffed up, fluffed up
Base formfluff up · to fluff up
3rd person singularfluffs up
Present participlefluffing up
Past simplefluffed up
Past participlefluffed up

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyfluff up
he, she, itfluffs up

Past simpleLesson

all personsfluffed up

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave fluffed up
he, she, ithas fluffed up

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill fluff up

Phrasal verbs

4 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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