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present participle of louse up
Synonyms & Antonyms of lousing up
1
to make a mistake
- everything is riding on this project, so we can't afford to louse up
Synonyms for lousing up
- blundering,
- boobing
- [British],
- erring,
- flubbing,
- fluffing,
- fouling up,
- fumbling,
- goofing (up),
- messing (up),
- screwing up,
- slipping up,
- stumbling,
- tripping
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2
to make or do (something) in a clumsy or unskillful way
- I loused up the wallpapering job in the bedroom—the seams show too much
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“Lousing up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lousing%20up. Accessed 18 Oct. 2021.
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