Sekirov Dictionary

soufflé

/ˈsuːfleɪ/

verb 6
adjective 1
noun 2
forms 8

verb6

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To prepare as a soufflé.
- It is quite possible that the first attempt at souffléing potatoes may be a failure. — 1931
•
(figurative) To give a light, airy, and/or fluffy texture to, especially if done by whipping or blowing.
- Designed by Shannon Rodgers for Jerry Silverman, in ivory souffléd wool tweed. — 1963
(figurative) To puff up or bloat.
To treat analogously to the way one prepares a soufflé.
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(figurative) To whirl around or beat violently.
- The July Revolution's promises have been fricasseed, liberties ground into salamis, the budget souffléd, republicans put up as marmalade, public order fried, politesse burned, and glory boiled. — 2010
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(figurative) To make lighthearted, witty, or whimsical.
- Feeling that he must bring his subject down to the level of a layman's comprehension, the author has outdone himself in preparing a style picturesque and souffléd enough to do the trick requested. — 1912

adjective1

Decorated with very small drops or sprinkles of colour, as if blown from a bellows.

noun2

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A baked dish made from beaten egg whites and various other ingredients, usually prepared and served in a small earthenware bowl (ramekin).
- Setting the soufflés before us, the waitress warns that the ramekins are hot. — 2025
•
A murmuring or blowing sound.
- the uterine souffle heard over the pregnant uterus

forms

souffled · souffleed · souffléd · souffléed · souffleing · souffléing · soufflés · souffles

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