soufflé
To prepare as a souffléTo prepare as a soufflé.
Meaning
5 senses(transitive)To prepare as a soufflé.
To treat analogously to the way one prepares a soufflé.
(broadly, figuratively, transitive)To whirl around or beat violently.
(broadly, figuratively, transitive)To give a light, airy, and/or fluffy texture to, especially if done by whipping or blowing.
More meanings 2
To treat analogously to the way one prepares a soufflé.
(broadly, figuratively, transitive)To make lighthearted, witty, or whimsical.
(broadly, figuratively, transitive)To puff up or bloat.
Origin
Unadapted borrowing from French soufflé, from souffler (“to puff”).Unadapted borrowing from French soufflé, from souffler (“to puff”).
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Forms
soufflés, souffléing, souffléed, souffléedregular
| Base form | soufflé · to soufflé |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | soufflés |
| Present participle | souffléing |
| Past simple | souffléed |
| Past participle | souffléed |
Tenses
soufflé · souffléed · will soufflé · have souffléedLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
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.