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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Verb
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Lucille Ball once lost her glasses on stage at the Emmys and had to fumble her way through.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025 -
Seconds thereafter, the Clippers fumbled the ball away once again, setting up Gloucester with another short field.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Because even though, yes, some humans are skinny with big boobs, to be human is to grow and change and fluctuate.—
Elizabeth Logan,
Glamour,
26 Aug. 2025
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But look: Every boob with a T-Mobile plan will soon have more raw intelligence in their pocket than has ever existed in the world.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
18 Aug. 2025
Verb
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As health restrictions discouraged people from blowing directly into instruments, Gajewski and Brown reimagined the design.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Sep. 2025
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Soldiers have also been spotted in parks carrying out tasks typically assigned to gardeners and landscapers – shoveling mulch, blowing leaves and scooping up trash.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Shrader missed badly from 60 yards but Tillman’s infraction gave the Colts another untimed down and Shrader nailed the do-over to give Indy its first 2-0 start since 2009 and send the Broncos home with big regrets over their blunder.—
Arnie Stapleton,
Denver Post,
16 Sep. 2025
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Pittsburgh Steelers kick returner Kaleb Johnson suffered an unfortunate blunder during the team’s game against the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday afternoon.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Bills punter Cameron Johnston booted the ball away, but a flag was thrown on the play.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Stewart showed up to host one day after ABC booted Jimmy Kimmel.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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His miscues ultimately led to a 2-yard TD reception by Trautman that gave the Broncos a 21-13 lead.—
The Athletic NFL Staff,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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The former Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback also said that CeeDee Lamb owed the Cowboys a good game to make up for his Week 1 miscues.—
Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In addition to the verbal flubs both Charles and Diana made, the groom forgot to kiss his bride following their vow exchange.—
Nicole Briese,
People.com,
29 July 2025
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That’s how many times French gameshow star Émilien won before losing his record-breaking 21-month streak from one flub.—
Daniel Wine,
CNN Money,
14 July 2025
Noun
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Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content.—
Jeff Young,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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This article has been updated because an earlier version included an inaccuracy.—
Keenan Thompson,
Freep.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Muff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/muff. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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