fluff
To make something fluffyTo make something fluffy.
» These pillows need to be fluffed up.
Эти подушки надо взбить. — odexed
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9 senses(transitive)To make something fluffy.
The cat fluffed its tail.
aufplustern, aufschütteln
распуши́тьraspušítʹ, взбитьvzbitʹ
make a mess of, destroy or ruin
(intransitive)To become fluffy, puff up.
plustern
(intransitive)To move lightly like fluff.
erect or fluff up
(informal, intransitive, transitive)To make a mistake in one's lines.
verpatzen, versprechen
(informal, transitive)To do incorrectly, for example mishit, miskick, miscue etc.
(Australia, euphemistic, intransitive)To break wind, to fart.
(slang, transitive)To arouse (a male pornographic actor) before filming.
(broadly, slang, transitive)To bring to a state of excitement.
(UK, obsolete, slang)To deliberately shortchange (a railway customer) and keep the money for oneself.
Examples
15 sentencesThese pillows need to be fluffed up.
ruЭти подушки надо взбить. — odexed
Could you fluff my pillow for me?
I fluffed the pillows on the bed.
She fluffed the duvet on the bed.
Let's see if I can fluff up your pillow.
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 3
Origin
From earlier floow (“woolly substance, down, nap, lint”), also spelt flough, flue, and fleFrom earlier floow (“woolly substance, down, nap, lint”), also spelt flough, flue, and flew, from West Flemish vluwe,
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Forms
fluffs, fluffing, fluffed, fluffedPhrasal verbs
4 phrasal verbsSynonyms
22 synonymsWord family
9 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.