fluffed

Made soft, airy

Fluffed is the past tense of fluff, meaning to shake or puff something up to make it softer and fuller: She fluffed the pillows before the guests arrived.

In performance contexts, to fluff a line is to bungle or forget it: He fluffed his opening monologue.

In British slang, fluffed can mean botched generally: They fluffed the presentation.

error

botched

Poorly executed, spoiled

fumbled · goofed · messed-up · blown · failed · missed · mishandled · mangled · ruined · spoiled

voluminous

puffy

Swollen with air

lofty · puffed-up · full-bodied · teased · volumized · plumped · poofed · whipped · lifted · risen

prepared

shaken

Disturbed or agitated

loosened · separated · whipped · plumped · arranged · primped · prepped · freshened · revived · rejuvenated

soft

plush

Thick-pile soft fabric

pillowy · velvety · spongy · silky · cozy · snug · padded · fleece · woolly · furry

Categories
Opposites
physical texture/volume

fluffedflattened

Made smooth or level

compressed · matted · deflated · squashed · pressed

performance success

fluffednailed

Secured with fasteners

aced · delivered · pulled off · mastered · hit

Phrases
Family

fluffy, fluff, fluffs, fluffing, fluff up, refluffed

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G