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.
Groom with self-satisfaction
- primpGroom oneself fastidiously
- teaseMock playfully
- brushBristled cleaning tool
- combToothed grooming implement
style · volumize · backcomb · blow-dry · mousse · hairspray · tousle · lift
Overstate beyond truth
- misleadCause false belief
- inflateFill with gas
- overstateRepresent as greater
- embellishAdd decorative elements
spin · puff piece · hype · oversell · fabricate · distort · misrepresent · sugarcoat
Having soft, fine texture
- featheryLight and soft-textured
- airyLight and well-ventilated
- puffySwollen with air
- cottonySoft and fibrous
light · billowy · soft · plush · fuzzy · woolly · cloudlike · silky
Pre-performance practice session
- linesStrokes connecting two points
- backstageTheater's hidden area
- cueTrigger for action
- promptIncite to action
warm-up · run-through · preparation · actor · script · blocking · greenroom · memorization
Agreeably fat, well-filled
- shakeTrembling or blended treat
- arrangePlace methodically
- cushionStuffed fabric for comfort
- tossLight, casual throw
pat · puff · reshape · adjust · bedding · sofa · couch · throw pillow
preen
Groom with self-satisfaction
comb · style · volumize · backcomb · blow-dry · mousse · hairspray · tousle · lift · body
exaggerate
Overstate beyond truth
embellish · spin · puff piece · hype · oversell · fabricate · distort · misrepresent · sugarcoat · gloss over
downy
Having soft, fine texture
cottony · light · billowy · soft · plush · fuzzy · woolly · cloudlike · silky · delicate
rehearsal
Pre-performance practice session
prompt · warm-up · run-through · preparation · actor · script · blocking · greenroom · memorization · delivery
plump
Agreeably fat, well-filled
toss · pat · puff · reshape · adjust · bedding · sofa · couch · throw pillow · bolster
filler
Substance closing gaps
embellish · elaborate · expand · lengthen · wordcount · essay · content · waffle · ramble · verbose
whisk
Looped wire mixer
incorporate · rise · leaven · lighten · souffle · meringue · whip · cream · eggs · batter
- laundrywashing machine, wash, dryer, clothes dryer, fold
- garment carewashing, drying, ironing, folding, hanging
- tidyingtidying, tidy, tidying up, declutter, cleaning
- haymakinghay, hay bale, hay bales, hay field, hayfield
- parrot behaviorstalking, mimicry, squawking, screaming, preening
- bed making techniqueshospital corners, tucking, folding, smoothing, fitted sheet
fluffingcompressing
Forcing into less space
flattening · matting · crushing · pressing · deflating
fluffingneglecting
Failing to attend to
flat · deflating · rumpling · abandoning · ignoring
fluffingcondensing
Reducing in volume
trimming · stripping down · cutting · paring · editing
- fluffing upAerating something soft
- pillow fluffingAerating a headrest
- fluffing one's linesForgetting scripted words mid-performance