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
The comedian eventually flubbed a line and broke into laughter while performing the sketch on live TV. Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Oct. 2025 David Jiricek made what could have been a costly turnover in his own zone in the first period, flubbing a touch-pass into his own slot, but Robert Thomas couldn’t convert as Gustavsson steered him aside. Michael Russo, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
Bahr sees this as being connected to policy flubs and misdirection. Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 1 Oct. 2025 Character animations are slick, but reliable in their control and inertia — rarely leading to flubs caused by anything other than player error. Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 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 15 Oct. 2025.

Kids Definition

flub

verb
ˈfləb
flubbed; flubbing
flub noun
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