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pörhistyä — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • fluff noun Light, soft, fuzzy material such as fur, feathers, or lint.

Senses

pörhistyä is used for these senses in English:

  • fluff (intransitive) To become fluffy, puff up.
  • puff up (transitive, intransitive) To fluff up, such as an animal raising its fur or feathers to appear larger or conserve body heat.
  • puff up (intransitive) To swell due to injury or illness.
  • puff up (figurative, intransitive) To become proud. (Often written as puffed up with pride.)

fluff — full definition

  1. noun Light, soft, fuzzy material such as fur, feathers, or lint.
  2. noun Something trivial, superficial, or lacking substance.
  3. verb To mess up or botch something, especially a line in a performance.
  4. verb To shake or pat something so it becomes light and puffy.

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