muffed

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Furred, muffed, and boa'd, Mrs Gentle adventures abroad in the blast; and, shouldering his Crutch, the rough, ready, and ruddy old man shows how widows are won, whispers in that delicate ear of the publication of bans, and points his gouty toe towards the hymeneal altar.

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  1. transitive verb To perform or handle clumsily; bungle. See Synonyms at botch.
  2. transitive verb Sports To fail to make (a catch).
  3. intransitive verb To perform an act clumsily.

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  • Do you think that maybe it was a last-minute emergency photo deadline muffed, so they had to just photograph the shoe store across the street from their regional office? —  Princess Sparkle Pony's Photo Blog
  • With two outs, rookie Boston shortstop Jed Lowrie muffed a groundball that allowed Vladimir Guerrero on base. —  Taipei Times
  • La Vega has been hurt by two lost fumbles, the second a muffed punt that handed the Eagles the ball at the Pirates '10-yard line and set up Bristol's field goal. —  wacotrib - Latest News Headlines
  • Oregon State missed the extra point, then muffed the kickoff coverage. —  msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines
  • Next, Lee muffed Casey Blake's grounder for another error, loading the bases before Billingsley struck out. —  msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines
 

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