muffed
past simple and past participle ofmuff
muff
verb[T]
informaluk/mʌf/us/mʌf/tospoilanopportunityor do somethingbadly:
I only had twolinesin thewholeplayand I muffed them.
Synonyms
botch
mess(something)upinformal
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fluffverbmainlyUKinformal
Failing and doing badly
- abjectly
- at-risk
- backbencher
- balls(something)up
- be on your beam endsidiom
- blow
- blow(someone/something)up
- bomb
- fall to piecesidiom
- fight a losing battleidiom
- flog
- flog a dead horseidiom
- flop
- founder
- rebound
- rot
- running on emptyidiom
- sclerotic
- smoke
- the rot sets inidiom
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Damaging and spoiling
Examplesofmuffed
muffed
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
The breed is usuallymuffed(feather-legged) but a clean-legged variety does exist.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Rules vary by league about how to handle amuffedpunt.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The breed is known for its longmuffed(feathered) feet and double crest.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Amuffedsnap can be recovered by either team.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.This breed is available in both clean legged andmuffed(feathered legs) varieties.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Amuffedpunt occurs when there is an uncontrolled touch of the football by a player on the returning team after it is punted.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.If the receiving team never had full possession, it is considered to be amuffedpunt rather than a fumble.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He was the very same player who hadmuffedthe reception of the final two onside kicks.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Amuffedpunt is "not" a fumble.
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