fluff

Medicine and science were serious; communication was fluff.

From Slate ● Aug. 27, 2026

Davies said fledglings would "glide like a kite" once they lost their fluff and got their primary feathers, and were shown the ropes by the older generation.

From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026

But both he and Balda know how much medicine the audience can handle in their fluff before the bitterness overwhelms the sweet.

From Salon ● May 17, 2026

Shadow went and out came back later with some fluff — soft material like pine needles, moss or grass — to warm and cushion the egg.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 25, 2026

The air filled with screeches and floating white fluff.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia

Yeh categorizes sweet salads with affection and a wink: cookie salads, Jell-O salads, candy bar salads, fluffs.

From Salon ● Apr. 27, 2025

“I realized these fluffs were dead mice that were melted into our oven that I had fed our family with for four years,” she said.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 22, 2022

Federer seems safe at 40-15, is pulled back to 40-30, and then deuce when he fluffs his lines and nets a weak backhand.

From The Guardian ● Jan. 30, 2020

His white hair fluffs out above his tanned face.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2019

While Nadia fluffs up her drooping hair in our bathroom, I go to my room.

From "Invisible Inkling" by Emily Jenkins

He scored a crucial break in the seventh game of set three when Diallo fluffed a forehand from the baseline and took control as his opponent's error count surged.

From Barron's ● Jan. 18, 2026

After pop star Anne-Marie's frenetic pre-match show, England fluffed their own first lines, failing to catch the kick-off.

From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2025

Short answer: Syrupy oil fluffed into a semi-solid.

From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2025

Verreynne fluffed a ramp - UltraEdge showing he had in fact got some bat on it - before he delivered the winning moment in a more orthodox fashion on the drive.

From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2025

The wool fluffed and stuck to her fingers and snarled in clumps.

From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare

“It looked like a UPS truck in here. I mean, look at me,” she adds, fluffing the ruffles of her Accidente Con Flores dress, her intricately manicured fingers decorated with colorful Zuni Toons rings.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026

But after missing several big chances at Newcastle, Haaland drew a blank again, fluffing his lines with a poor touch that allowed Flekken to save when he should have hit the target.

From Barron's ● Nov. 25, 2025

It is easy to categorise this result as Unai Emery's side fluffing their moment in the spotlight and blowing their title dreams.

From BBC ● Dec. 22, 2023

So now Saka’s getting bashed for fluffing his résumé — the firefighters called it a “lie” — when Saka didn’t have anything to do with it.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 1, 2023

I smiled and bounced heartily on the railcar bench, fluffing up my washed-out, red-checkered dress.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan