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muffs 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of muff
as in fumbles
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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muffs

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noun

plural of muff
as in boobs

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Recent Examples of muffs
Verb
Sparks muffs the punt and South Alabama recovers on Texas State's 39-yard line. — Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 29 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for muffs
  1. fumbles
  2. boobs
  3. boots
  4. miscues
  5. blows
  6. blunders
  7. inaccuracies
  8. trips
Verb
  • DeLand was driving inside the 20 yard line and Taihj Moore fumbles, recovered by Lake Mary.
    — Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Buford scored 17 points off three Gainesville fumbles on punt plays.
    — Jack Leo, AJC.com, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of fumbles
Noun
  • Dolly revealed everything, told anyone who asked about the wigs, the eyelashes, the boobs, the boob jobs.
    — Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2026
  • In the film, the villain is not the Harvard nerds who initially shun Elle, but the ex-boyfriend who never saw her as anything more than a cardboard cutout of a girl with blonde hair and big boobs.
    — Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 1 July 2026
Definition of boobs
Verb
  • Olise always takes it and boots the ball straight out of play.
    — Stuart James, New York Times, 14 July 2026
  • Dominic Zvada boots a 31-yard field goal to give the Wolverines the lead.
    — Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 31 Dec. 2025
Definition of boots
Noun
  • The Horned Frogs were plagued by first-half miscues in the secondary against North Carolina and Grambling State, but mostly avoided those issues in Saturday’s 31-7 win over Arkansas State.
    — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Sep. 2026
  • The Texans had some miscues in the first half that put them in bad spots.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of miscues
Verb
  • Policymakers' ignorance of oil market mechanics becomes clear only when geopolitics enters the picture and blows it all to hell, either figuratively or literally.
    — Michael Khouw, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2026
  • The exhaust port blows to the rear to allow for quick cleaning of leaves and grass clippings.
    — BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of blows
Noun
  • José Caballero, who had a solo homer and an RBI single, and Ben Rice, who blooped a go-ahead, two-run single, also helped the Yankees overcome a few defensive blunders.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 14 Sep. 2026
  • And, on occasion, other teams have countered Phillies’ blunders with their own sterling fundamentals.
    — Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of blunders
Noun
  • This can include addressing low visibility or reputational concerns, as well as inaccuracies—which is where a PR team steps in to ensure media outreach and content strategy are aligned.
    — Michelle Mekky, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Since modern speedometers operate electronically based on how fast your tires are traveling, if the tires themselves are larger, aren’t inflated at the right level or have low tread, that can lead to speed inaccuracies.
    — Keenan Thompson, Freep.com, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of inaccuracies
Noun
  • That has real consequences for how living rooms, hallways and home offices get styled — gallery walls of family photos, open shelving for ceramics and framed ephemera from meaningful trips will crowd out generic wall art.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Falcons also have lost four straight trips to Lambeau, though the most recent was six years ago.
    — Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of trips

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“Muffs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/muffs. Accessed 25 Sep. 2026.

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