Synonyms of muffing

muffing

verb

present participle of muff

as in fumbling

to make or do (something) in a clumsy or unskillful way

muffed the repair job and had to do it again

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fumbling
• blowing
• dubbing
• botching
• mangling
• ruining
• booting
• bungling
• murdering
• fluffing
• spoiling
• flubbing
• destroying
• butchering
• bumbling
• bobbling
• marring
• screwing up
• boggling
• fouling up
• damaging
• goofing (up)
• wrecking
• messing (up)
• mucking up
• injuring
• blundering
• buggering (up)
• foozling
• impairing
• muddling
• bollixing (up)
• lousing up
• mutilating
• hurting
• gumming (up)
• blighting
• harming
• vitiating
• mismanaging
• flawing
• blemishing
• piffling
• mishandling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• improving
• helping
• enhancing
• remedying
• refining
• reforming
• rectifying
• ameliorating
• bettering
• repairing
• fixing
• patching
• meliorating
• doctoring
• revamping
• reconditioning
• renovating

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of muffing

Special teams had their fair share of issues, too, with David Moore muffing a punt in the fourth quarter inside Tampa Bay’s red zone. — Charlotte Observer, 25 Oct. 2026

The exhibition wrapped up with another special teams blunder, wide receiver Tahj Washington muffing a punt inside the 10-yard line to lose possession. — David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2026

Wilson ultimately ran out of options, muffing his outlet pass and setting up Boozer for a transition dunk on the other end. — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2026

Tommy Troy then reached on a single, per the official scorer, but shortstop Christian Koss should’ve been charged with an error after muffing a grounder. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 2 July 2026