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muffs up

muffs up is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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

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What is muffs up the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Muffs up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of muff up.

Words near muffs up in the dictionary

  1. mufflings
  2. mufflon
  3. mufflons
  4. muffly
  5. muffs
  6. muffs up
  7. muffuletta
  8. muffulettas
  9. Muffy
  10. MUFI
  11. muflon

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