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🔈 A soft sound 🪶 To fall softly 🛏️ To fluff up 🧶 A soft mass
pluff

pluff

9.9
A small soft bunch of loose fibers like cotton or lint
  • noun
translation icon : pelusa
  • The pluff of cotton filled the pillow.

Examples

  • A small pluff of lint collected in the corner of the drawer.

  • I found a soft pluff of lint in my pocket.

  • She brushed a pluff of cotton from her sleeve before leaving the house.

  • The kitten played with a pluff of wool that had fallen on the floor.

  • She brushed a pluff of cotton from her sleeve before leaving the house.

  • A small pluff of lint collected in the corner of the drawer.

  • The kitten played with a pluff of wool that had fallen on the floor.

Synonyms

lint
vspluff
24 3.7

Very small soft threads that come off clothes and make fluff

describes a loose mass that often contains those tiny separated fibers
fluff
vspluff
9 1.3

Soft, light bits from cloth or plants that stick to things

focuses on material formed especially from cotton and similar fibers

How Soft

wadding
2 6.0
batting
  • Specialized
5 4.2
pluff
9.9
lint
24 3.7

Surface Forms

pluff singular
pluffs plural

Etymology

Pluff is easiest to remember by thinking of fluff and puff together; it names a small, soft clump of cotton or lint, so picture a tiny, light ball of fibres to remember its meaning.