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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Verb
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Last year, Colts star running back Jonathan Taylor celebrated prematurely and fumbled the ball through the back of the end zone on what was going to be a 41-yard TD run.—
James Boyd,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025 -
Cowboys linebacker James Houston caused Love to fumble.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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My boobs were smaller (before)!—
Kara Nesvig,
Parents,
18 Sep. 2025
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Because even though, yes, some humans are skinny with big boobs, to be human is to grow and change and fluctuate.—
Elizabeth Logan,
Glamour,
26 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Kansas football blew a fourth-quarter lead and lost to Cincinnati on Saturday.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
28 Sep. 2025
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After blowing a golden opportunity against the Buffalo Bills in Week 1, the Ravens blew out the Cleveland Browns but then coughed up another statement-win opportunity against the Detroit Lions last week.—
Mike Jones,
New York Times,
28 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The harsh taste of a blunder at Bethpage Black.—
Brendan Quinn,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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Again, special teams blunders set the defense up in poor position, but the defense ultimately coughed up big gains on the ground.—
Mike Kaye
September 28,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The senior booted a 55-yard field goal in a 39-35 win against Leuzinger and made a 54-yarder against Damien.—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
26 Sep. 2025
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After all, Stabler was married with 300 children, and a devout Catholic to boot.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The offense wasn’t alone in its struggles, as the Chiefs’ miscues extended to the whole team.—
Rohan Nadkarni,
NBC news,
22 Sep. 2025
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And while the win takes some pressure off of a Browns' team that blew a victory over the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 1 due to dropped passes and special teams miscues, starting quarterback Joe Flacco and the offense continue to struggle.—
Max Dible,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Sep. 2025
Noun
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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
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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
Noun
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But Applegreen disputed that claim and argued Global Partners was promoting misrepresentations and inaccuracies.—
Chris Van Buskirk,
Boston Herald,
29 Sep. 2025
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This story was updated because an earlier version included an inaccuracy.—
Piet Levy,
jsonline.com,
28 Sep. 2025
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“Muff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/muff. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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