fluffs

We have found lemma(root) word of fluffs : fluff.

Definitions


[flʌf], (Noun)

Definitions:
- soft fibres from fabrics such as wool or cotton which accumulate in small light clumps
(e.g: he brushed his sleeve to remove the fluff)

- entertainment or writing perceived as trivial or superficial
(e.g: 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


Phrases:

Origin:
late 18th century: probably a dialect alteration of 16th-century flue ‘down, nap, fluff’, apparently from Flemish vluwe


[flʌf], (Verb)

Definitions:
- make (something) appear fuller and softer by shaking or brushing it
(e.g: I fluffed up the pillows)

- fail to perform or accomplish (something) successfully or well
(e.g: the extra fluffed his only line)


Phrases:

Origin:
late 18th century: probably a dialect alteration of 16th-century flue ‘down, nap, fluff’, apparently from Flemish vluwe




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