Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pluff

/plˈʌf/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pluff
IPA
/plˈʌf/
13
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A puff of smoke or dust.

noun

A hairdresser's powder puff.

noun

The act of using a powder puff.

verb

To dust or to puff with smoke.

verb

To throw out, as smoke, dust, etc., in puffs.

name

A surname.

Etymology

Variant of Plouffe.

Inflected Forms

pluffs (plural) pluffs (present, singular) pluffing (participle, present) pluffed (participle, past) pluffed (past)

Derived Forms

pluffy

Phrases

pluff mud

Frequently Paired Words

pluff mud

Rhymes With

enough stuff tough rough buff bluff puff cuff duff fluff snuff huff

Questions

How do you pronounce pluff?
The recorded pronunciation is /plˈʌf/.
What does pluff mean?
A puff of smoke or dust.
Where does pluff come from?
Variant of Plouffe.

How to pronounce pluff

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