Synonyms of fluffing

fluffing

verb

present participle of fluff

1

as in fumbling

to make a mistake

unnerved by her earlier missteps, the skater fluffed on the final jump as well

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fumbling
• stumbling
• tripping
• blundering
• nodding
• flubbing
• boobing
• erring
• slipping up
• dropping the ball
• screwing up
• mistaking
• laying an egg
• goofing (up)
• fouling up
• misunderstanding
• lousing up
• messing (up)
• mangling
• muffing
• bobbling
• botching
• murdering
• bungling
• butchering
• misjudging
• miscalculating
• miscounting
• mishandling
• misconceiving
• misconstruing
• misinterpreting
• miscuing
• foozling
• misdeeming
• misgauging

2

as in blowing

to make or do (something) in a clumsy or unskillful way

I completely fluffed the introduction by calling the boss's wife by the wrong name

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fumbling
• blowing
• dubbing
• ruining
• murdering
• spoiling
• mangling
• bobbling
• destroying
• booting
• botching
• butchering
• bungling
• muffing
• boggling
• bumbling
• flubbing
• damaging
• screwing up
• marring
• wrecking
• goofing (up)
• fouling up
• messing (up)
• injuring
• muddling
• mucking up
• mutilating
• foozling
• blundering
• buggering (up)
• hurting
• bollixing (up)
• impairing
• lousing up
• harming
• gumming (up)
• blighting
• vitiating
• mismanaging
• piffling
• flawing
• blemishing
• mishandling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• improving
• helping
• enhancing
• refining
• reforming
• rectifying
• ameliorating
• remedying
• bettering
• repairing
• fixing
• patching
• reconditioning
• renovating
• revamping
• doctoring
• meliorating

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of fluffing

Add vinaigrette to herb mixture, and toss gently; divide evenly among toasts, fluffing up when arranging. — Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 25 June 2026

The instructions guided us to put in the dryer for 10 minutes after unpacking, and this makes all the difference in fluffing it up! — Briana Feigon, Architectural Digest, 17 June 2026

This allows the grains to hydrate fully before fluffing. — Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 7 May 2026

And as mentioned above, your curls must be 100% dry before breaking them up, fluffing them, or touching them. — Catharine Malzahn, Glamour, 4 May 2026

And despite captain Wendie Renard fluffing the initial penalty, she was afforded a second chance because Arsenal goalkeeper Daphne van Domselaar had stepped off her line. — Megan Feringa, New York Times, 3 May 2026

Tidy living areas by fluffing pillows, folding blankets, and removing visible pet hair. — Maria Sabella, The Spruce, 16 Mar. 2026

Remove thick, dense piles of wet and matted leaves, or consider gently fluffing them up with a rake. — Heather Zidack, Hartford Courant, 14 Mar. 2026

Following Odsonne Édouard's second-half equalizer, Tosin snatched three points for Lorient in the 65th minute, fluffing his initial attempt before rounding the Lens goalkeeper to score. — ABC News, 14 Mar. 2026