muffed

Dropped the ball

Muffed is the past tense of muff, meaning bungled: She muffed the presentation.

He muffed an easy ground ball.

blunder

botched

Poorly executed, spoiled

mishandled · screwed up · goofed · slipped up · flopped · fouled up · dropped the ball · mismanaged · mangled · made a hash of

catch

dropped

Let fall downward

butterfingers · juggled · flubbed · slipped · let slip · spilled · deflected · tipped · bounced off

opportunity

squandered

Carelessly used up

let slip · passed up · bungled · lost · threw away · forfeited · neglected · overlooked · misused · frittered away

sound

deadened

Made less intense

suppressed · dulled · quieted · silenced · smothered · hushed · subdued · absorbed · blunted · attenuated

Categories
Opposites
execution success

muffednailed

Secured with fasteners

aced · mastered · succeeded · pulled off · perfected

handling/catching

muffedcaught

Seized or grabbed

secured · fielded · snagged · grabbed · clutched

Phrases
Family

muffled, muffle, muffing, muff, earmuffs, muffling, earmuff, muffles, muffs

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G