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pluff

pluff

9.9
A soft quiet sound when something light lands on a soft surface
  • noun
  • /plʌf/
: 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
7 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
3 9.0

A short, funny sound when something hits or bounces

is muffled and results from something landing softly on padding

How Loud

bang
390 1.3
thud
64 2.2
plop
1 4.2
pluff
9.9
pat
7 2.1
rustle
10 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.