buffed; buffing; buffs
2
: to give a velvety surface to (leather)
Examples of buff in a Sentence
Adjective
He's at the gym every day trying to get buff.
the buff body of an athlete
Verb
The floors are waxed and buffed every year.
She is going to the salon to get her nails buffed.
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Elektra Kotsoni, Vogue, 27 Feb. 2026
Bend sits on the dry side of the Cascade Range, so the powder is fluffy during the cold months and the trails are buff in the warm ones.
—Graham Averill, Outside, 1 Dec. 2025
Deanna Pai, Glamour, 6 June 2026
This Salts of the Earth option instantly buffs dead, dry skin for shorts season.
—Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 1 June 2026
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Adjective
The bodies, meanwhile, reminded this writer of Bret Easton Ellis novels, in that the men were comically buff, and the women’s hipbones were sticking out.
—Elektra Kotsoni, Vogue, 27 Feb. 2026
Bend sits on the dry side of the Cascade Range, so the powder is fluffy during the cold months and the trails are buff in the warm ones.
—Graham Averill, Outside, 1 Dec. 2025
Verb
This will help buff it in and prevent streaks and smudges.
—Deanna Pai, Glamour, 6 June 2026
This Salts of the Earth option instantly buffs dead, dry skin for shorts season.
—Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 1 June 2026
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“Buff.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/buff. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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buff
1 of 3 noun1
: an orange yellow
2
: a device with a soft absorbent surface (as of cloth) for applying polishing material
3
: fan entry 3, enthusiast
a tennis buff
buff
2 of 3 adjective
: of the color buff
buff
3 of 3 verb
: to polish with or as if with a buff
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