muff
/mʌf/ verb C2- To drop or mishandle (the ball, a catch etc.); to play badly.
- To mishandle; to bungle. · The play got off to a bad start when the actresses muffed the opening lines.
He/she/it muffs · Past muffed · Past participle muffed · -ing form muffing
Verb forms
- Base form
- muff
- He/she/it
- muffs
- Past
- muffed
- Past participle
- muffed
- -ing form
- muffing
Other matches
Learn muff in real texts
With a free account, hover any word in the library for its meaning, hear it read aloud, save words for review timed to your memory, and see how much of each book you already know.