as in to fumble
to make or do (something) in a clumsy or unskillful way
muffed the repair job and had to do it again
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Recent Examples of muff
Chaunie Brusie, Rn, Parents, 23 Jan. 2025
The controls, conveniently located on the rear of the left headphone muff, are responsive and easy for kids to navigate.
—Cheryl Fenton, Parents, 3 Dec. 2024
Zack Rosenblatt, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
The Nuggets muffed it but recovered at the last second.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2025
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Verb
The muff is structured and maintains its shape for weather resistance.
—Chaunie Brusie, Rn, Parents, 23 Jan. 2025
The controls, conveniently located on the rear of the left headphone muff, are responsive and easy for kids to navigate.
—Cheryl Fenton, Parents, 3 Dec. 2024
Noun
The game ended when Xavier Gipson muffed a punt and the Rams recovered.
—Zack Rosenblatt, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
The Nuggets muffed it but recovered at the last second.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for muff
Verb
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But then Superman lost flight and Warners fumbled the lucrative Reeve franchise greatly.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
8 July 2025
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Ferguson couldn't find the end zone once, and even fumbled the ball four times, after preventing fumbles entirely during his first two seasons in the league.—
Justin Grasso,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 June 2025
Noun
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Colors: 11 options Pros: Well-priced; Padded shoulder straps and underwire for all-day comfort; easy on and off with front close; band sizes up to 50 Cons: Some reviewers report sizing runs small Small boobs need good bras too!—
Elizabeth Mitchell Kadar,
Glamour,
11 July 2025
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Weeks after Kylie's boob job order went viral, big sister Khloé decided to do some confessing of her own.—
Maria Yagoda,
People.com,
5 July 2025
Verb
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Some of the clips have also already begun to go viral including one of Chase’s gazelle-like movement and another of Hill blowing by Smith-Njigba in coverage.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
10 July 2025
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Be careful when handling debris that may have blown into your yard.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
10 July 2025
Noun
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Kiké Hernández and Teoscar Hernández made run-scoring defensive blunders in the outfield.—
Jack Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
28 June 2025
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Whereas the Pacers had their lowest giveaway total of the championship round in Game 6, OKC had its highest turnover game of the playoffs, with 23 blunders leading to 32 Indiana points.—
Rohan Nadkarni,
NBC news,
20 June 2025
Verb
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Initially meant to be filmed simultaneously with the first installment, the sequel faced internal battles, forcing initial director Richard Donner to be booted from the project.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
11 July 2025
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Reinventing Kong The first thing players will notice upon booting up Donkey Kong Bananza is that its titular ape looks pretty different.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
10 July 2025
Noun
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While the right-hander did deliver his first quality start since June 11, Buehler had two notable miscues.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
11 July 2025
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There was another defensive miscue that Volpe was involved in in the fourth inning.—
Chris Kirschner,
New York Times,
15 June 2025
Noun
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Evidently, the name flub wasn’t enough to stop these two at the altar.—
Charlotte Walsh,
Vulture,
5 May 2025
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The script is lean enough that there really isn’t room for narrative flubs besides one breakdown that’s a bit too convenient.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2025
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Editor’s Note: Please be mindful that this transcript does not go through our standard editorial process and may contain inaccuracies and grammatical errors.—
Sid Evans,
Southern Living,
15 July 2025
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This story has been updated to add additional information and correct an inaccuracy.—
Katie Wiseman,
The Courier-Journal,
14 July 2025
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“Muff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/muff. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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