The difference between Fluff and Stumble

When used as nouns, fluff means anything light, soft or fuzzy, especially fur, hair, feathers, whereas stumble means a fall, trip or substantial misstep.

When used as verbs, fluff means to make something fluffy, whereas stumble means to trip or fall.

check bellow for the other definitions of Fluff and Stumble

  1. Fluff as a noun:

    Anything light, soft or fuzzy, especially fur, hair, feathers.

  2. Fluff as a noun:

    Anything inconsequential or superficial.

    Examples:

    "That article was basically a bunch of fluff. It didn't say anything substantive."

  3. Fluff as a noun:

    Lapse, especially a mistake in an actor's lines.

  4. Fluff as a noun (New England):

    Marshmallow creme.

  5. Fluff as a noun (LGBT):

    A passive partner in a lesbian relationship.

  6. Fluff as a noun (Australia, euphemistic):

    A fart.

  1. Fluff as a verb (transitive):

    To make something fluffy.

    Examples:

    "The cat fluffed its tail."

  2. Fluff as a verb (intransitive):

    To become fluffy, puff up.

  3. Fluff as a verb (intransitive):

    To move lightly like fluff.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Holmes"

  4. Fluff as a verb (transitive, intransitive, of an actor or announcer):

    To make a mistake in one's lines.

  5. Fluff as a verb (transitive):

    To do incorrectly, for example mishit, miskick, miscue etc.

  6. Fluff as a verb (intransitive, Australia, euphemistic):

    To fart.

  7. Fluff as a verb (transitive, slang):

    To arouse (a male pornographic actor) before filming.

  1. Stumble as a noun:

    A fall, trip or substantial misstep.

  2. Stumble as a noun:

    An error or blunder.

  3. Stumble as a noun:

    A clumsy walk.

  1. Stumble as a verb (intransitive):

    To trip or fall; to walk clumsily.

    Examples:

    "He stumbled over a rock."

  2. Stumble as a verb (intransitive):

    To make a mistake or have trouble.

    Examples:

    "I always stumble over verbs in Spanish."

  3. Stumble as a verb (transitive):

    To cause to stumble or trip.

  4. Stumble as a verb (transitive, figurative):

    To mislead; to confound; to cause to err or to fall.

  5. Stumble as a verb:

    To strike or happen (upon a person or thing) without design; to fall or light by chance; with on, upon, or against.

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