soufflé

Meanings

1. A baked dish made from beaten egg whites and various other ingredients, usually prepared and served in a small earthenware bowl (ramekin).

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

1. To prepare as a soufflé.
2. To treat analogously to the way one prepares a soufflé.
3. To whirl around or beat violently.
4. To give a light, airy, and/or fluffy texture to, especially if done by whipping or blowing.
5. To make lighthearted, witty, or whimsical.
6. To puff up or bloat.

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French soufflé, from souffler (“to puff”).