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adj
Decorated with very small drops or sprinkles of colour, as if blown from a bellows.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: ceramics, chemistry, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
A baked dish made from beaten egg whites and various other ingredients, usually prepared and served in a small earthenware bowl (ramekin).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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verb
To prepare as a soufflé.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Topics: cooking, food, lifestyle
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verb
To treat analogously to the way one prepares a soufflé.
To whirl around or beat violently.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly, figuratively, transitive
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verb
To treat analogously to the way one prepares a soufflé.
To give a light, airy, and/or fluffy texture to, especially if done by whipping or blowing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly, figuratively, transitive
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verb
To treat analogously to the way one prepares a soufflé.
To make lighthearted, witty, or whimsical.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly, figuratively, transitive
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verb
To treat analogously to the way one prepares a soufflé.
To puff up or bloat.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly, figuratively, transitive
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History
Unadapted borrowing from French soufflé, from souffler (“to puff”).
Across languages
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