flub

1 of 2

verb

ˈfləb 

flubbed; flubbing

transitive verb

: to make a mess of : botch

flubbed my lines

intransitive verb

: blunder

flub

2 of 2

noun

: an act or instance of flubbing : blunder

Synonyms

Verb

• fumble
• blow
• botch

Noun

• mistake
• blunder
• error

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

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

The Padres added a run against Diamondbacks starter Zac Gallen in the fifth when Machado walked, Bogaerts volleyed his second single into right field, Sheets reached on a fielder’s choice in which the Diamondbacks flubbed a catch and Jake Cronenworth walked. —Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Sep. 2025

Just as Alexis Bellino flubbed her second chance by aligning herself too closely with Johnny J, an Ed Hardy snapback that refuses to die, Gretchen is ruining hers by trying to relitigate things from the Obama Administration. —Brian Moylan, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025

Noun

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

Advertisement Just a year ago, every flub President Joe Biden made ricocheted as evidence of a man on the decline, a leader who should know better, a pol trying to pull a fast one on the nation. —Philip Elliott, Time, 24 Sep. 2025

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

Kids Definition

flub

verb

ˈfləb

flubbed; flubbing

: botch, bungle

flub noun