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Meanings of muff in English
Synonyms
Examples for "fumble"
Examples for "fumble"
1
Leaders who fumble crises like these often pay a high political price.
2
I fumble for my phone, then speed-dial the last number-theDuty Officer.
3
Linebacker Luke Kuechly recovered the fumble at the New Orleans 45-yard line.
4
Indianapolis cornerback Vontae Davis forced the fumble, and safety Mike Adams recovered.
5
Undaunted by his fumble, Stidham kept the pressure on the Bulldogs' defense.
Usage of muff in English
1
Then she picked up the muff in which the letter lay hidden.
2
But the muff lay in her lap, ponderous with its rich enclosures.
3
So across the street, her nose in her muff, ran Margaret Elizabeth.
4
She also carried a new beaver muff, but in one hand only.
5
Then, just as she was, hands in muff, she entered the parlour.
6
Perhaps they think I'm a muff to have given in about it.
7
The muff fell off his hands and thumped on the hardwood floor.
8
Sharlee put back a small hand into a large muff and said:-
9
Betty waited, clinching her hands in her muff, her breath coming shorter.
10
But I am not very far from Mademoiselle Francine and her muff.
11
He was leaning against Teacher and stroking her muff as he spoke.
12
In fact, Ivy is what Japs calls a muff and a stick.'
13
It will be cold-gobuy me a muff, I beg of you.
14
Her muff was tied to a string which went around her neck.
15
An unprejudiced person would certainly not have designated him as a muff.
16
I was nervous, but I knew instinctively that I wouldn't muff it.
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Spanish
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Muff across language varieties
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