plumps up

Becomes more voluminous

Plumps up means to make fuller, rounder, or more swollen.

Pillows get plumped up by fluffing them.

Skin plumps up with moisture or collagen treatments.

Raisins plump up when soaked in liquid.

The phrase often implies restoring something to a more desirable fullness: She plumped up the cushions before guests arrived.

Related

skin care · fluff · fluffs up · rejuvenate · lip filler · puff · enhance · firm · bolster · moisturize · restore · swell · smooth · fill · nourish · engorge · elevate · cushion

Opposites
volume/fullness

plumps updeflates

Releases air from

shrinks · flattens · collapses · shrivels · compresses

firmness/turgidity

plumps upwilts

Loses turgidity and droops

sags · droops · withers · slackens · loosens

vitality/health appearance

plumps upwithers

Shrinks from dryness

shrivels up · wastes away · atrophies · dries out · wizens

Family

plump, plumps, plumped, plumping, plumpness, plumper, plumpest

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