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  • past participle of fluff.
  • past tense form of fluff.
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fluffed

ADJECTIVE
wrong
Synonyms
STRONGEST
amiss awry bad erroneous false inaccurate misguided mistaken unsound untrue
STRONG
erring goofed miscalculated misconstrued mishandled out
WEAK
askew astray at fault counterfactual defective erratic fallacious faulty in error inexact misfigured not precise not right not working off-target on the wrong track out of commission out of line out of order perverse rotten sophistical specious spurious ungrounded unsatisfactory unsubstantial wide
Antonyms
STRONGEST
OK accurate correct good honest just precise right sound true valid
WEAK
acceptable appropriate decent moral suitable

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In 1992, Gary Lineker had the chance to match Sir Bobby Charlton's 49 goals for England in a friendly against Brazil but fluffed his attempted Panenka and ended up one shy of the then-record.

From BBC ● Jan. 19, 2026

The Angolan defender fluffed an attempted clearance of a corner and Mohamed Hashem prodded the ball into the net past Chiefs captain and goalkeeper Brandon Petersen.

From Barron's ● Nov. 23, 2025

Short answer: Syrupy oil fluffed into a semi-solid.

From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2025

Verreynne fluffed a ramp - UltraEdge showing he had in fact got some bat on it - before he delivered the winning moment in a more orthodox fashion on the drive.

From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2025

“You fluffed up your fur real well,” Inkling whispers, his mouth near my ear.

From "Invisible Inkling" by Emily Jenkins

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