fluffed
past simple and past participle offluff
fluff
verb[T]
informaluk/flʌf/us/flʌf/(USalsoflub)mainlyUK
tofailsomething or do itbadly:
I fluffed mydrivingtestthreetimesbefore Ifinallygot it.
All thetimeI wasactingwith him, I neveronceheardhim fluffhislines(= say somethingwrongwhenacting).
Failing and doing badly
- abjectly
- at-risk
- backbencher
- balls(something)up
- be on your beam endsidiom
- blow
- blow(someone/something)up
- bomb
- fall to piecesidiom
- fight a losing battleidiom
- flog
- flog a dead horseidiom
- flop
- founder
- rebound
- rot
- running on emptyidiom
- sclerotic
- smoke
- the rot sets inidiom
Phrasal verb
fluffsomethingup
Examplesoffluffed
fluffed
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Place a very thin layer of looselyfluffedcotton-wool over them to prevent shaking.
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On his head was an auburn wig - afluffedmass of long hair.
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But definition in such an important matter cannot befluffed.
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There is that appearance of moral outrage that it should be suggested that he has ever concealed a figure orfluffedan argument.
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So often in the past we havefluffedit.
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In my view, itfluffedits chances by going in a variety of directions.
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This is too great a goal and an opportunity for it to befluffed.
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They would he beautifullyfluffedand spruced up, ready to be exhibited to the country.
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If someonefluffeda line, that would be used to get more laughs.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The males may chase females with head lowered, wing lowered and neckfluffed.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Such a bed should be frequently shaken out orfluffed, to keep the feathers evenly distributed.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Ifluffedit the first time but got it right two bars later, he reported.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.A gas fluidized bed is a container filled with a powder or granular substance that is "fluffedup" by blowing gas upwardly through it.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.And the mountains will be like wool,fluffedup.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The feathers of the throat are elongated giving it a bearded appearance when they arefluffedout.
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- stelae
- stele
- stellar
- stellar atmosphere
- stellar-atmosphere
- stellar classification
- stellar-classification
- stellar companion
- stellar core
- stellar evolution
- stellar object
- stellar performance
- stellar remnant
- stellar spectrum
- store-owner
- storeroom
- store shelf
- storeship
- store something up
- store sth up
- store-sth-up
- store traffic
- store-traffic
- store-up
- store up trouble/problems