Muff - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |mʌf|  American pronunciation of the word muff
Brit.  |mʌf|  British pronunciation of the word muff

noun

- a warm tubular covering for the hands
- (sports) dropping the ball (syn: fumble)

verb

- fail to catch, as of a ball
- make a mess of, destroy or ruin (syn: ball up, blow, bodge, bollocks, botch, bumble, bungle, flub, fluff, fuck up, fumble, louse up, mess up, mishandle, screw up, spoil)

Extra examples

He muffed his chance for a promotion.

The outfielder muffed an easy catch.

You'll probably only get one chance to take a photo, so don't muff it!

With only the goalkeeper to beat, he completely muffed his shot.

The muff and fur are preposterous in June.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: muff
he/she/it: muffs
present participle: muffing
past tense: muffed
past participle: muffed
noun
singular: muff
plural: muffs
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