Floof

Quick meaning: Floof is a verb meaning (transitive, informal, often humorous) To make something fluffy; to fluff (up).

Meaning

(transitive, informal, often humorous) To make something fluffy; to fluff (up).

More Meanings

1. (intransitive, informal) To move in a floofy or fluffy manner.
2. Used to indicate the (supposed) sound of moving air, as in an explosion, a puff of smoke, etc.
3. (Internet slang, countable, endearing) A long-haired dog, cat, or similar furry pet animal.
4. (Internet slang, uncountable, endearing) The fur of such an animal.
5. (Internet slang, uncountable, endearing) Hair that looks fluffy, like fur from such an animal.

Example Sentences

She floofed down between Max and me on the Chickly Shabby sofa.

Holly flung herself on an upholstered sofa, her cute retro dress floofing around her.

Then she floofs out her blonde curls artlessly and opens her mouth wide, checking her teeth for spinach.

From a dim corner, Stella [a bird] stirred: a floofing of feathers, a dry click, click of talons across the perch.

Word Forms

• floofs
• floofing
• floofed

Synonyms for floof

Depending on context, synonyms include fluff, floofer.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include fluffle, fluff, foof, bluff, fuzz, fuff.

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