fluff up

verb

To plump up.

“I fluffed up on that tricky ski jump.”

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Meanings

verbfluff up (third-person singular simple present fluffs up, present participle fluffing up, simple past and past participle fluffed up)

present singular third person fluffs up · participle present fluffing up · participle past fluffed up · past fluffed up

  1. transitiveTo plump up.

    Fluff up the pillows to get the bed ready for guests.

  2. slangTo make a gaffe or blunder; to fuck up.

    I fluffed up on that tricky ski jump.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbmake fuller by shaking

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plump upshake up
Broader
shakeagitate
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plump upshake up

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

French pelucher, plucher
  • pelucherplump up
  • plucherplump up
German aufschütteln
  • aufschüttelnplump up
Greek αναφουφουλιάζω
  • αναφουφουλιάζω (anafoufouliázo)plump up
Russian распушить
  • распушить (raspušitʹ)plump up
Spanish mullir
  • mullirplump up
Cite this entry
APA

fluff up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fluff%20up

MLA

“fluff up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fluff%20up. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fluff up,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fluff%20up.

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