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How to pronounce “fluff”

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Pronunciation guide for fluff

Learning goal: Practice the English pronunciation of fluff with real speech in context.
Available examples: 8 YouTube examples
Real speech example: David MacKay: 对开发可再生能源的理性思考 18 minutes,I think there's a lot of fluff,
Definition summary: Anything light, soft or fuzzy, especially fur, hair, feathers.

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David MacKay: 对开发可再生能源的理性思考 18 minutes,

I think there's a lot of fluff,

[Noun]
Anything light, soft or fuzzy, especially fur, hair, feathers.
Anything inconsequential or superficial.
(informal) A lapse or mistake, especially a mistake in an actor's lines.
(informal, slang) A cloth diaper.
(New England) Marshmallow creme.
(LGBTQ) A passive partner in a lesbian relationship.
(Australia, New Zealand, Canada, euphemistic) A fart. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
(fandom slang) Fan fiction, or part of a fan fiction, which is sweet and feel-good in tone, usually involving romance.
(UK, roleplaying games) A form of roleplaying which is inconsequential and not related to the plot; often used in the context of (but not limited to) filling time.
(UK, slang, obsolete) Short change deliberately given by a railway clerk, to keep back money for himself.
[Verb]
(transitive) To make something fluffy.
(intransitive) To become fluffy, puff up.
(intransitive) To move lightly like fluff.
(informal, transitive, intransitive, of an actor or announcer) To make a mistake in one's lines.
(informal, transitive) To do incorrectly, for example mishit, miskick, miscue etc.
(intransitive, Australia, euphemistic) To break wind, to fart.
(transitive, slang) To arouse (a male pornographic actor) before filming.
(transitive, slang, by extension) To bring to a state of excitement.
(UK, slang, obsolete) To deliberately shortchange (a railway customer) and keep the money for oneself.