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  • past tense form of fluff.
  • past participle of fluff.

fluffed

ADJECTIVE
wrong
Synonyms
STRONGEST
amiss awry bad erroneous false inaccurate misguided mistaken unsound untrue
STRONG
erring goofed miscalculated misconstrued mishandled out
WEAK
askew astray at fault counterfactual defective erratic fallacious faulty in error inexact misfigured not precise not right not working off-target on the wrong track out of commission out of line out of order perverse rotten sophistical specious spurious ungrounded unsatisfactory unsubstantial wide
Antonyms
STRONGEST
OK accurate correct good honest just precise right sound true valid
WEAK
acceptable appropriate decent moral suitable

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After a delay of 17 minutes, Real Madrid forward Brahim Diaz - the tournament's top scorer with five goals - fluffed his lines from the penalty spot with a bizarre and untimely Panenka attempt.

From BBC • Jan. 19, 2026

Savinho was guilty of a woeful miss when he fired wide from Cherki's pass just after the interval and the Brazilian fluffed his lines again moments later, failing to beat Roefs from close-range.

From Barron's • Jan. 1, 2026

He won one of his 16 Tests against the Aussies, and fluffed his lines in the 2015 World Cup final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

From BBC • Aug. 5, 2025

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

From Salon • Jul. 5, 2025

I hadn’t remembered to make it that morning so I got up and tucked the sheets in and fluffed up the pillow like Momma does.

From "The Watsons Go to Birmingham" by Christopher Paul Curtis

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