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

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Recent Examples of muffing 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for muffing
  1. fumbling
  2. blowing
Verb
  • Most of the world was fumbling and scared, and Fauci seemed to have some idea of what to do.
    — Amy Davidson Sorkin, New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Achane, the Miami Dolphins’ starting tailback, was referring to Ollie Gordon II fumbling the ball away in Wednesday practice, the team’s first of training camp.
    — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026
Definition of fumbling
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  • City leaders have accused Lineage, whose warehouse in Boyle Heights was destroyed by fire, of blowing past the city’s 45-day deadline for removing millions of pounds of rotting food from its property.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Inequality has accelerated at an ever-growing pace, blowing past that of any previous eras, including the Gilded Age.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of blowing

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muffing
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“Muffing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/muffing. Accessed 17 Aug. 2026.

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