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.
is muffing
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present progressiveof muff (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Home Suppertime Getting ready to die is looking across a stage through semi-darkness; it is muffing one’s lines; it is listening to incomprehensible promptings; it is taking the wrong exit.
From Voices from the Past by Paul Alexander Bartlett
