flub
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Definition of flub
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Synonyms for flub
Synonyms: Verb
blow, bobble, boggle, bollix (up), boot, botch, bugger (up), bumble, bungle, butcher, dub, fluff, foozle, foul up, fumble, goof (up), louse up, mangle, mess (up), muck up, muff, murder, screw up
Synonyms: Noun
blunder, bobble, boo-boo, boob [British], brick, clanger [British], clinker, error, fault, fluff, fumble, gaff, gaffe, goof, inaccuracy, lapse, miscue, misstep, mistake, oversight, screwup, slip, slipup, stumble, trip
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Examples of flub in a Sentence
Verb
The ball went right to him but he flubbed the catch. The actress flubbed several lines.
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That came around the time of public comments by chair John Williams, which raised expectations of an aggressive rate cut by the Federal Reserve, and were seen as flubbed by critics. — Alan Murray, Fortune, "The Dark Side of Customer Service: CEO Daily," 5 Aug. 2019 Sanders flubbed one of his regular talking points — that three people have more wealth than the bottom half of the nation. — NBC News, "Fact check: Do 3 people own more wealth than the bottom 90 percent of America?," 31 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'flub.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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