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fluffing up

fluffing up is the present participle and gerund 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 fluffing up

What is fluffing up the present participle and gerund of?
Fluffing up is the present participle and gerund of fluff up.

Words near fluffing up in the dictionary

  1. fluffing about
  2. fluffing off
  3. fluffing one's feathers
  4. fluffing one's lines
  5. fluffing out
  6. fluffing up
  7. fluffings
  8. fluffle
  9. fluffled
  10. fluffles
  11. fluffless

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