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pluff

pluff

9.9
A soft quiet sound when something light lands on a soft surface
  • noun
  • /plʌf/
translation icon : plof
  • The pillow made a gentle pluff when I sat down.

Examples

  • He tossed the book onto the bed, and it landed with a soft pluff.

  • I heard a soft pluff as the feather landed on the bed.

  • There was a gentle pluff as the kitten jumped onto the pile of blankets.

  • The snowball hit the ground with a quiet pluff, barely making a sound.

  • There was a gentle pluff as the kitten jumped onto the pile of blankets.

  • He tossed the book onto the bed, and it landed with a soft pluff.

  • The pillow made a gentle pluff when I sat down.

Synonyms

pat
vspluff
24 2.1

A soft sound made by a light touch

is muffled and happens when something lands on a soft padded surface
boink
vspluff
  • Informal
4 9.0

A short, funny sound when something hits or bounces

is muffled and results from something landing softly on padding

How Loud

bang
237 1.3
thud
81 2.2
plop
4.2
pluff
9.9
pat
24 2.1
rustle
12 4.4

Surface Forms

pluff singular
pluffs plural

Etymology

Pluff echoes the soft sound of light things landing and is like the words plop and puff, so a pluff is a quiet, muffled sound when something light hits a soft surface.