muff
noun
a thick, tubular case for the hands, covered with fur or other material, used by women and girls for warmth and as a handbag.
had muffed
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past perfectof muff.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Everybody had muffed everything, said the President mellowly; he always liked to eat lunch with Mr. Landon whenever he happened to pass through Washington.
From Time Magazine Archive
The West's diplomats faced an opportunity they had muffed once before.
From Time Magazine Archive
And when they had muffed their jobs they had felt the sharp edge of a noncom's bladed tongue.
From Time Magazine Archive
But that time, with 30 other contestants still left, she had muffed the word condign and gone down to defeat.
From Time Magazine Archive
How I got there I wasn't quite sure, but concluded that I had muffed the business with my left arm by not inserting it well above his elbow for the leverage.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, November 18, 1914 by Sir Owen Seaman
