muff 1 of 2

verb

Definition of muffnext
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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muff

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noun

as in fumble

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for muff
  1. fumble
  2. boob
  3. blow
  4. blunder
  5. boot
  6. miscue
  7. flub
  8. inaccuracy
Verb
  • On his second drive, Tagovailoa fumbled the snap from center and the Dolphins recovered.
    — Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Centennial fumbled on its first possession to set up Petero’s two-yard touchdown run.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of fumble
Noun
  • As Dolly Parton leaves behind an untouchable legacy, Bill Maher went for an easy boob joke in his on-air tribute.
    — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The boob jokes were predictable during her frequent appearances on talk and variety shows.
    — Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of boob
Verb
  • It’s been a decade since the company best known for sucking up hair balls and dust bunnies blew with great force into the beauty business.
    — Jenny Bailly, Allure, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The Las Vegas spectacle, which opened to the public in August 2025, already blows audiences around with tornado-force wind, shakes them with haptic seats, sends giant winged monkeys flying overhead and drops hundreds of foam apples from the ceiling.
    — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of blow
Noun
  • Boutique seasonal brand, made it to market, suggesting the blunder might be related to a need for more executives and other workers connected with and sensitive to needs and concerns of Black consumers.
    — Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 27 Aug. 2026
  • From a 2026 lens, extending Braun while kicking Watson’s can down the road looks like an epic blunder that could cost the Nuggets another title in the Joker’s prime.
    — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of blunder
Verb
  • The left-hander had a chance to go deeper Sunday, but the shortstop Lombard booted a potential inning-ending double-play grounder in the fourth.
    — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 23 Aug. 2026
  • The travelling supporters were perched behind the goal for a perfect view of the wonder strike, and Ballard made a beeline straight towards them, booting the advertising hoarding for good measure.
    — Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of boot
Noun
  • Lombard has seven errors in his first 20 games and, after his latest miscue, the 21-year-old said his defense was not acceptable.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Defensive miscues that don’t always show up in the box score.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of miscue
Noun
  • Watch Wilson discuss his Legally Blonde character flub in the video above.
    — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 22 July 2026
  • The lefty, who needed 37 pitches to get through the fourth due to Cabrera’s flub and three free passes, logged five innings, two runs (0 earned), four walks and six strikeouts over 96 pitches.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 29 June 2026
Definition of flub
Noun
  • Patricia Simner, who directs the clinical-microbiology molecular laboratory at the Mayo Clinic, told me that some genetic libraries of pathogens are painstakingly curated for accuracy, but others are peppered with inaccuracies.
    — Jason Liebowitz, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2026
  • This discipline allows marketers to move quickly while maintaining a consistent narrative and reducing the risk of inaccuracies or hallucinations spreading across channels.
    — Gary Drenik, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of inaccuracy
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