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
Nate Taylor, The Athletic, 11 Aug. 2024
As quickly as snake bitten Saints fans were recalling playoff failures of the past, the Rams' Az-Zahir Hakim muffed a punt, the Saints recovered and sealed their first-ever playoff win.
—Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 29 Nov. 2024
Lisa Wong MacAbasco, Vogue, 14 June 2024
Canine passengers will be able to socialize with one another during the flight, and will be offered treats, noise-canceling ear muffs, and beverages.
—Chantelle Lee, TIME, 23 May 2024
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Verb
But early in the third quarter, Remigio muffed a punt near the sideline.
—Nate Taylor, The Athletic, 11 Aug. 2024
As quickly as snake bitten Saints fans were recalling playoff failures of the past, the Rams' Az-Zahir Hakim muffed a punt, the Saints recovered and sealed their first-ever playoff win.
—Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 29 Nov. 2024
Noun
Indeed a powerful sensuousness lingers in these small drawings and sketches, notably in Wenzel Hollar’s decadent piles of muffs and stoles and Félix Vallotton’s hoard of women shoppers caressing fabrics.
—Lisa Wong MacAbasco, Vogue, 14 June 2024
Canine passengers will be able to socialize with one another during the flight, and will be offered treats, noise-canceling ear muffs, and beverages.
—Chantelle Lee, TIME, 23 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for muff
Verb
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My manuscript was finally being read by editors, who responded with almost-wins — an overtime pass, fumbled.—
Tara Dorabji,
People.com,
16 Jan. 2025
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Gone are the days of fumbling with cords and adapters—this smart board simplifies connectivity to keep your focus on what matters most.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
15 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Their hair was big and blond, their boobs were bigger.—
Christian Holub,
EW.com,
3 Jan. 2025
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After hobbling to the stage and spewing out that boob from her head to the horror of a crowd calling for her execution, her body detonates, unleashing a tsunami of blood that took two weeks to shoot.—
Matthew Jacobs,
Vulture,
7 Oct. 2024
Verb
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Credit them with winning 10 games although losing three of their last four and blowing a chance to win the ACC championship and get into the playoff put a huge damper on the season.—
Mike Bianchi,
Orlando Sentinel,
11 Jan. 2025
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The December jobs report showed the U.S. economy blowing past expectations to end the year.—
Sylvan Lane,
The Hill,
10 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The blunder occurred during the triple toss-up round on Thursday, January 16.—
Aaron Rasmussen,
Newsweek,
17 Jan. 2025
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Scientists have long known that DNA-copying systems make the occasional blunder—that’s how cancers often start—but only in recent years has technology been sensitive enough to catalog every genetic booboo.—
Amber Dance,
Smithsonian Magazine,
17 Jan. 2025
Verb
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But to boot out the hacker, the team has already reset the passwords for all admin accounts for the game.—
Michael Kan,
PCMAG,
13 Jan. 2025
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Realistically, though, few of us would go through the trouble of booting up a 27-year-old game just to blitz through it.—
Patricia Hernandez,
Rolling Stone,
10 Jan. 2025
Noun
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What's more, his shuffling gait and verbal miscues had raised questions about his fitness for office.—
Susan Page,
USA TODAY,
8 Jan. 2025
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Special teams miscues were particularly prominent in the first half of the season, including in narrow Week 2 and 3 losses to the Minnesota Vikings and Los Angeles Rams.—
Matt Barrows,
The Athletic,
7 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Elsewhere in the interview, Ferrell explained why the mysterious line flub happened.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
12 Jan. 2025
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Those type of flubs will likely make progressive allies more nervous about his condition, and will be swarmed by political foes on the right who for years have depicted Biden as feeble.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
The Courier-Journal,
12 July 2024
Noun
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Richardson was next in line in 2023, and while there have been impressive moments, his injuries and inaccuracy raise serious questions about his NFL future.—
James Boyd,
The Athletic,
16 Jan. 2025
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LLMs can also help verify content within documents against a predefined checklist, pointing out the absence of specific content and highlighting inaccuracies that might be occurring in available content.—
Ravikiran Dharmavaram,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
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“Muff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/muff. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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