English dictionary
fluff
nounPronunciation
flʌf
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- a blunder (especially an actor's forgetting the lines)
noun
- something of little value or significance
noun
- any light downy material
verb
- ruffle (one's hair) by combing the ends towards the scalp, for a full effect
verb
- erect or fluff up
verb
- make a mess of, destroy or ruin
Example sentences
the bird ruffled its feathers
I botched the dinner and we had to eat out
the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement