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Word: Fluff
Speech Type: Noun
late 18th century: probably a dialect alteration of 16th-century flue ‘down, nap, fluff’, apparently from Flemish vluwe
flʌf
soft fibres from fabrics such as wool or cotton which accumulate in small light clumps
Short Definition:soft fibres accumulated in small clumps
Examples:- he brushed his sleeve to remove the fluff
entertainment or writing perceived as trivial or superficial
Short Definition:trivial or superficial entertainment etc.
Examples:- the film is a piece of typical Hollywood fluff
a mistake made in speaking or playing music, or by an actor in delivering their lines.
Short Definition:mistake in speaking, playing, music, etc.
Word: Fluff
Speech Type: Verb
flʌf
make (something) appear fuller and softer by shaking or brushing it
Short Definition:cause to appear fuller and softer
Examples:- I fluffed up the pillows
fail to perform or accomplish (something) successfully or well
Short Definition:fail to accomplish properly
Examples:- the extra fluffed his only line
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