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fluffed up

fluffed up is the simple past and past participle of fluff up.

Meaning of fluff up

Verb

fluff up (third-person singular simple present fluffs up, present participle fluffing up, simple past and past participle fluffed up)

  1. (transitive) To plump up.
    • Fluff up the pillows to get the bed ready for guests.
  2. (slang) To make a gaffe or blunder; to fuck up.
    • I fluffed up on that tricky ski jump.

Questions about fluffed up

What is fluffed up the simple past and past participle of?
Fluffed up is the simple past and past participle of fluff up.

Words near fluffed up in the dictionary

  1. fluffed about
  2. fluffed off
  3. fluffed one's feathers
  4. fluffed one's lines
  5. fluffed out
  6. fluffed up
  7. fluffer
  8. flufferies
  9. fluffernutter
  10. fluffernutters
  11. fluffers

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