fluff up

• Partikelverb, das bedeutet, etwas flauschiger, weicher, lockerer oder eindrucksvoller zu machen, oft durch Schütteln oder Klopfen.

A phrasal verb meaning to make something appear fuller, softer, or more impressive, often by shaking or patting.

unzählbar · transitiv · Phrasal, trennbar

1. Make something soft and puffyinformal

   To shake or pat something, such as a pillow or cushion, to make it appear fuller and softer.

   Aufschütteln

   • She fluffed up the pillows before the guests arrived.
   • He fluffed up his hair with his fingers.
   • The cat fluffed up its fur when it saw the dog.

   Synonymeplump uppuff up

   Antonymecompactcompressflattenpackpresssmoothsquash

2. Exaggerate or embellishinformal

   To add unnecessary details or exaggerate something, often to make it seem more impressive.

   Beschönigen

   • The speaker fluffed up his resume with minor achievements.
   • She tends to fluff up her stories to make them more interesting.
   • Don't fluff up the report; just give the facts.

   Synonymedress upelaborateembellishembroiderexaggerateinflateoverstate

   Antonymedownplayunderstate

Grundverbfluff