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- [muhf]
- /mʌf/
- /mʌf/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [muhf]
- /mʌf/
Definitions of muff word
- noun muff sheet glass made from a blown cylinder (muff) that is split and flattened. 1
- verb with object muff Informal. to bungle; handle clumsily: He muffed a good opportunity. 1
- verb with object muff Sports. to fail to hold onto (a ball that may reasonably be expected to be caught successfully); fumble. 1
- verb without object muff Informal. to bungle; perform clumsily. 1
- noun muff A tube made of fur or other warm material into which the hands are placed for warmth. 1
- noun muff clothing: hand warmer 1
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Origin of muff
First appearance:
before 1590 One of the 37% oldest English words
1590-1600; < Dutch mof, earlier moffel, muffel mitten, muff < Old North French moufle < early Medieval Latin muffula, perhaps < Frankish
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Parts of speech for Muff
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
muff popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
muff usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for muff
verb muff
- flub — a blunder.
- fumble — to feel or grope about clumsily: She fumbled in her purse for the keys.
- mishandle — to handle badly; maltreat: to mishandle a dog.
- botch — If you botch something that you are doing, you do it badly or clumsily.
- miscalculate — Calculate (an amount, distance, or measurement) wrongly.
noun muff
- cunt — Cunt is an offensive word that some people use to refer to a woman's vagina.
- howlers — Plural form of howler.
- slip up — an act or instance of slipping.
- snatch — to make a sudden effort to seize something, as with the hand; grab (usually followed by at).
- gaff — harsh treatment or criticism: All the gaff he took never made him bitter.
Antonyms for muff
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