fluffing

Aerating soft material

Fluffing is shaking or patting something to make it fuller and softer: fluffing the pillows, fluffing her hair.

Extended uses describe padding or inflating: fluffing up a résumé, fluffing the numbers.

In pornography, fluffing refers to keeping male performers aroused between takes—a job sometimes assigned to a dedicated person called a fluffer.

grooming

preen

Groom with self-satisfaction

  • primpGroom oneself fastidiously
  • teaseMock playfully
  • brushBristled cleaning tool

comb · style · volumize · backcomb · blow-dry · mousse · hairspray · tousle · lift · body

deception

exaggerate

Overstate beyond truth

embellish · spin · puff piece · hype · oversell · fabricate · distort · misrepresent · sugarcoat · gloss over

softness

downy

Having soft, fine texture

cottony · light · billowy · soft · plush · fuzzy · woolly · cloudlike · silky · delicate

theatrical

rehearsal

Pre-performance practice session

  • linesStrokes connecting two points
  • backstageTheater's hidden area
  • cueTrigger for action

prompt · warm-up · run-through · preparation · actor · script · blocking · greenroom · memorization · delivery

pillows

plump

Agreeably fat, well-filled

toss · pat · puff · reshape · adjust · bedding · sofa · couch · throw pillow · bolster

padding

filler

Substance closing gaps

  • bulkMain mass or size
  • stretchPull to extend
  • padCushioned writing surface

embellish · elaborate · expand · lengthen · wordcount · essay · content · waffle · ramble · verbose

aerate

whisk

Looped wire mixer

  • beatRhythmic pulse or strike
  • foldBend onto itself
  • stirMix by circling

incorporate · rise · leaven · lighten · souffle · meringue · whip · cream · eggs · batter

Categories
Opposites
texture/volume action

fluffingcompressing

Forcing into less space

flattening · matting · crushing · pressing · deflating

preparation/presentation

fluffingneglecting

Failing to attend to

flat · deflating · rumpling · abandoning · ignoring

CONTENT/SUBSTANCE (figurative)

fluffingcondensing

Reducing in volume

trimming · stripping down · cutting · paring · editing

Phrases
Family

fluffy, fluff, fluffed, fluffs, fluffer, fluff up

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG-13