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Ann225 Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Fluff up the soil

Hi,

What verb would be appropriate if I wanted to say that I used a hoe to fluff up the soil in a flowerbed? The word 'hoe' is also a verb, so perhaps that could work.

"I had to hoe the flowerbed."

It still doesn't sound quite right though.

Thank you!

  

Top answer

" This sounds fine to me. For me, "fluff up" is not quite right for soil. "loosen the soil" would be OK.

— GPY

  • " This sounds fine to me.
  • For me, "fluff up" is not quite right for soil.
  • "loosen the soil" would be OK.
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Ann225"I had to hoe the flowerbed."

This sounds fine to me.

For me, "fluff up" is not quite right for soil. "loosen the soil" would be OK.

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