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# fluff

«fluff» in Mova's school dictionary: **small soft bits of wool, dust, hair or feathers, like the…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 4 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (fluff, uncountable); verb (fluff, fluffs, fluffed, fluffing)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Fluff is small soft bits of wool, dust, hair or feathers, like the bits in your pocket or under the bed. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fluff/#m1)

2) Fluff is the soft fur or feathers of a young animal, like a chick or a kitten. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fluff/#m2)

3) To fluff something (up) means to shake or pat it so it becomes softer and fuller, like a pillow. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fluff/#m3)

4) To fluff something means to do it badly or make a mistake, like fluffing your lines in a play. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fluff/#m4)

5) Fluff can mean talk or writing with little real meaning. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fluff/#m5)

6) A fluff is a quick, puffing shake of a bird's feathers. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fluff/#m6)

### sense in the lessons

Everyday: tumble dryers collect fluff in a filter, which must be cleaned because fluff can catch fire; fluff collects under beds. In science, baby birds have fluffy down to keep warm. In writing lessons, teachers may say «cut the fluff» — remove words that add nothing. Phrases: «fluff up the pillows», «pocket fluff», «a bit of fluff», «fluffed it».

### examples

- There's fluff all over your jumper. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fluff/#x1)
- Clean the fluff out of the dryer filter. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fluff/#x2)
- The chick was covered in yellow fluff. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fluff/#x3)
- Fluff up your pillow before you go to sleep. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fluff/#x4)
- I fluffed my line in the school play. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fluff/#x5)
- We found lots of fluff under the sofa. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fluff/#x6)
- The cat's fluff was everywhere. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fluff/#x7)
- His report was mostly fluff and not many facts. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fluff/#x8)
- I really can't be expected to do two things at once.' And with a fluff of her feathers she pushed the egg into the middle of the nest. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fluff/#x9)

### note

Uncountable: «some fluff», «a bit of fluff». Adjective: «fluffy» (soft and light, like a fluffy cloud or fluffy towel). Dryer fluff (lint) is a fire risk.

### In the corpora

- [Goosebumps happen when tiny muscles pull hairs upright; in furry animals this fluffs up the fur to trap warm air or look bigger.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/263-human-body-deeper-bones-muscles-and-skin/15/)
- [Goosebumps are left from ancestors with fur: tiny muscles fluffed the fur up to keep warm or look bigger.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/280-evolution-myths-put-right-monkeys-the-strongest-and-missing-links/16/)
- [A bird that sits fluffed up and sleepy in the daytime may be sick.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/66-how-pets-feel-and-saying-goodbye/11/)
- [The tumble dryer's lint filter should be cleaned after each use, because fluff can start a fire.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/108-laundry-freezer-and-electricity/6/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «fluff» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fluff/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.