flub

1 of 2

verb

flubbed; flubbing

transitive verb

: to make a mess of : botch
flubbed my lines

flub

2 of 2

noun

: an act or instance of flubbing : blunder

Examples of flub in a Sentence

Verb The ball went right to him but he flubbed the catch. The actress flubbed several lines. Noun when she was told her information was wrong, she apologized for the flub and immediately corrected it
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Verb
Gustav Nyquist converted the first one after Trocheck flubbed a clear, and Marco Rossi converted the second and Miller had the puck taken off his stick. Arthur Staple, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2025 San Francisco’s two-time Platinum Glove winner Matt Chapman could not corral a 103.7 mph missile from Isaac Paredes, the type of play a pedestrian third baseman is excused from flubbing. Chandler Rome, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2025
Noun
For the Rockets, Jalen Green bounced back from his playoff debut flub in Game 1 with a huge performance to lead his team to tie the best-of-seven series. Matias Grez, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2025 The Cuomo campaign’s matching funds flub comes after the ex-gov has in the past few days reeled from back-to-back public snafus. Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for flub

Word History

Etymology

Verb

origin unknown

First Known Use

Verb

1904, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Noun

1900, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of flub was in 1900

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“Flub.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flub. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.

Kids Definition

flub

verb
ˈfləb
flubbed; flubbing
flub noun
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