fluffing one's lines
fluffing one's lines is the present participle and gerund of fluff one's lines.
Meaning of fluff one's lines
Verb
fluff one's lines (third-person singular simple present fluffs one's lines, present participle fluffing one's lines, simple past and past participle fluffed one's lines)
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: To stumble over or otherwise misspeak one's lines.
- To make a mistake.
- Conway headed a Nugent effort off the line and substitute Aron Gunnarsson fluffed his lines when presented with a great chance late on.2013, Scott Johnson, Blues Are Up, Y Lolfa, →ISBN
Questions about fluffing one's lines
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- Fluffing one's lines is the present participle and gerund of fluff one's lines.
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