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muffing

  • present participle of muff.

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This time it was Xavier Smith muffing a punt and Dareke Young recovering on the Rams’ 17-yard line.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2026

To that point, his signature moment in October might have been muffing a routine fly ball in the decisive Game 5 of the World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers last fall.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025

Perhaps Tavon Austin muffing a punt and giving Seattle the ball on the Rams’ 30 is more your cup of tea.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 8, 2017

The first was Eli Rogers muffing a punt on the game’s opening possession .

From Washington Times • Sep. 24, 2017

The others played out the game, slowly, painfully, stumbling on the rough earth, muffing the easiest shots, watched only by the small boy and his sniveling sister.

From Main Street by Lewis, Sinclair