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
Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2025
If the ball is muffed after simultaneous touching by two such players, all the players of the passing team become eligible to catch the loose ball.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 15 Jan. 2025
Cheryl Fenton, Parents, 3 Dec. 2024
Mixed between those plays was the awful punt muff by Malik Washington that gave Green Bay a first-and-goal and set up the game’s first touchdown.
—Steve Svekis, Sun Sentinel, 29 Nov. 2024
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Verb
The Nuggets muffed it but recovered at the last second.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2025
If the ball is muffed after simultaneous touching by two such players, all the players of the passing team become eligible to catch the loose ball.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 15 Jan. 2025
Noun
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
Mixed between those plays was the awful punt muff by Malik Washington that gave Green Bay a first-and-goal and set up the game’s first touchdown.
—Steve Svekis, Sun Sentinel, 29 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for muff
Verb
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Massey ranged to his left, lost his footing and fumbled the ball.—
Evan Webeck,
Mercury News,
20 May 2025
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Gutierrez found the jury was confused by antitrust law elements and fumbled a calculation for damages by mistaking an overcharge with a discount.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
13 May 2025
Noun
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This outing mostly exists so Layla can soft-launch her new boyfriend, Cameron, a soccer coach who was raised Mormon — and also her new boobs.—
Olivia Crandall,
Vulture,
15 May 2025
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See: hair extensions, lip filler, spray tans, Botox, lash extensions, and boob jobs.—
Anneke Knot,
Glamour,
14 May 2025
Verb
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Failing to install the tax would blow an additional $80 million hole in Chicago’s 2026 budget as the city already faces a budget gap of around $1 billion, Budget Director Annette Guzman said.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
4 June 2025
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Wind blows the dust into the atmosphere and begins moving it westward over the Atlantic Ocean.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 June 2025
Noun
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Viewers speculated whether this was a blunder, power play or something else.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
27 May 2025
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Many of the nation’s biggest military blunders occurred because there wasn’t enough diversity in the armed forces.—
John Blake,
CNN Money,
26 May 2025
Verb
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Comcast has even booted its own RSNs in California—NBC Sports Bay Area and NBC Sports California—to the Ultimate tier.—
Jason Clinkscales,
Sportico.com,
5 June 2025
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The former district attorney staunchly defended her legacy Wednesday morning, almost seven months to the day after voters booted her from office in an unprecedented recall election.—
Jakob Rodgers,
Mercury News,
4 June 2025
Noun
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The Heat hung around for a while but gave up too many second-chance points, committed too many mindless miscues (14 turnovers) and couldn’t stop Cleveland’s offense from behind the three-point line or on forays to the basket.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
21 Apr. 2025
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The miscues didn’t hurt as New York won its 14th consecutive road victory beating the Braves, 12-1. 1925 — In Detroit’s 8-1 win over the Chicago White Sox, Ty Cobb became the first to collect 1,000 career extra-base hits.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
26 May 2025
Noun
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Pam Bondi's early Epstein flub was a symptom of trying to do too much at once, and toss some meat to the base to keep them sated.—
Tal Axelrod,
Axios,
20 May 2025
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No injuries were reported, and the NTSB found that a maintenance flub and an engine lubrication anomaly led to the power cutoff.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
11 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Algorithms are only as good as the data they’re trained on, and bias, inaccuracy or misuse can lead to serious consequences.—
Dean Leavitt,
Forbes.com,
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.—
Steve Bender,
Southern Living,
28 May 2025
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“Muff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/muff. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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