"fluffing" meaning in English

See fluffing in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈflʌfɪŋ/
Rhymes: -ʌfɪŋ Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} fluffing (not comparable)
  1. (slang, euphemistic, humorous) Substitute for "fucking". Tags: euphemistic, humorous, not-comparable, slang
    Sense id: en-fluffing-en-adj-3vN6n2wp Categories (other): English euphemisms

Adverb

IPA: /ˈflʌfɪŋ/
Rhymes: -ʌfɪŋ Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} fluffing (not comparable)
  1. (slang, euphemistic, humorous) Substitute for "fucking". Tags: euphemistic, humorous, not-comparable, slang
    Sense id: en-fluffing-en-adv-3vN6n2wp Categories (other): English euphemisms

Noun

IPA: /ˈflʌfɪŋ/ Forms: fluffings [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌfɪŋ Head templates: {{en-noun}} fluffing (plural fluffings)
  1. The act by which something is fluffed.
    Sense id: en-fluffing-en-noun-PTfrJmsm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English intensifiers, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 16 62 3 Disambiguation of English intensifiers: 19 16 62 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 14 10 74 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 9 78 2

Verb

IPA: /ˈflʌfɪŋ/
Rhymes: -ʌfɪŋ Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} fluffing
  1. present participle and gerund of fluff Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: fluff
    Sense id: en-fluffing-en-verb-7ODdkOQx

Inflected forms

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