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- [muhf]
- /mʌf/
- /mʌf/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [muhf]
- /mʌf/
Definitions of muffed word
- noun muffed a thick, tubular case for the hands, covered with fur or other material, used by women and girls for warmth and as a handbag. 1
- noun muffed a bungled or clumsy action or performance. 1
- noun muffed Sports. a failure to hold onto a ball that may reasonably be expected to be caught successfully. 1
- noun muffed a tuft of feathers on the sides of the head of certain fowls. 1
- noun muffed Slang: Vulgar. a woman's pubic area. 1
- noun muffed See under muff glass. 1
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Origin of muffed
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 Muffed
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
muffed 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.
According to our data about 58% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
muffed usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for muffed
verb muffed
- missed — to fail to hit or strike: to miss a target.
- dropped — Let or make (something) fall vertically.
- fumbled — Use the hands clumsily while doing or handling something.
- mishandled — Simple past tense and past participle of mishandle.
- bungled — to do clumsily and awkwardly; botch: He bungled the job.
Antonyms for muffed
verb muffed
- corrected — to set or make true, accurate, or right; remove the errors or faults from: The native guide corrected our pronunciation. The new glasses corrected his eyesight.
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