fluff

²fluff

verb

Definition of FLUFF

transitive verb

1

: to make fluffy <fluff the pillows> <birds fluffing up their feathers>

2

a : to spoil by a mistake : botch b : to deliver badly or forget (one's lines) in a play

intransitive verb

1

: to become fluffy

2

: to make a mistake; especially : to forget or bungle one's lines in a play

Examples of FLUFF

1. The wind fluffed his hair.
2. The golfer fluffed another shot.
3. The actor kept fluffing the same line.

First Known Use of FLUFF

1835

Related to FLUFF

Synonyms: blunder, boob [British], flub, err, foul up, fumble, goof (up), louse up, mess (up), screw up, slip up, stumble, trip

Related Words: nod; bobble, botch, bungle, butcher, foozle, mangle, mishandle, muff, murder; miscalculate, misconceive, miscount, miscue, misdeem, misgauge, misjudge, mistake; misconstrue, misinterpret, misunderstand

Near Antonyms: ameliorate, better, enhance, help, improve, meliorate, rectify, refine, reform, remedy; doctor, fix, patch, recondition, renovate, repair, revamp

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