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.
have muffed
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present perfectof muff.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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His lawyer says the former detective might have muffed some details about where he saw the alleged transactions but didn’t deliberately lie, and the lawyer maintains the video doesn’t prove otherwise.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 19, 2023
Walker, it’s strongly implied, would not have muffed this.
From Slate ● Oct. 25, 2013
Somebody here must have muffed it beautifully when asked about Chautauqua's condition.
From Time Magazine Archive
But when you have muffed it, and foes are about, It isn't much use at bad fortune to growl.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 99, July 5, 1890 by Various
She knows very well that she would have muffed it.
From A Great Success by Mrs. Humphry Ward
