muff
verb/mʌf/
/mʌf/
(informal, disapproving)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they muff | /mʌf/ /mʌf/ |
| he / she / it muffs | /mʌfs/ /mʌfs/ |
| past simple muffed | /mʌft/ /mʌft/ |
| past participle muffed | /mʌft/ /mʌft/ |
| -ing form muffing | /ˈmʌfɪŋ/ /ˈmʌfɪŋ/ |
- muff something to miss an opportunity to do something well
- He muffed his lines (= he forgot them or said them wrongly).
- It was a really simple shot, and I muffed it.
Word Originverb early 19th cent.: of unknown origin.Definitions on the go
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