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muffing up

muffing up is the present participle and gerund of muff up.

Meaning of muff up

Verb

muff up (third-person singular simple present muffs up, present participle muffing up, simple past and past participle muffed up)

  1. To mess up; to botch
    • "You're tying my hands," complained Tommy. "It's a very delicate affair, and the other fellow will muff it up as likely as not, and then where shall I be? I don't believe one of you has got an ounce of tact."1922, Agatha Christie, “Chapter 16”, in The Secret Adversary

Questions about muffing up

What is muffing up the present participle and gerund of?
Muffing up is the present participle and gerund of muff up.

Words near muffing up in the dictionary

  1. muffineer
  2. muffineers
  3. muffineries
  4. muffinery
  5. muffing
  6. muffing up
  7. muffings
  8. muffinier
  9. muffiniers
  10. muffining
  11. muffinless

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