Flub Definition

flŭb
flubbed, flubbing, flubs
verb
flubbed
To make a botch of (a job, chance, stroke, etc.); bungle.
Webster's New World

To goof, fumble, or err in the performance of an action.

Wiktionary
Synonyms:
noun
flubs
The act or an instance of botching or bungling.
American Heritage
A mistake or blunder.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Flub

Noun

Singular:
flub
Plural:
flubs

Origin of Flub

  • Possibly suggested by fluff and flop. US; as verb from 1924, noun from 1953.

    From Wiktionary

  • Origin unknown

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Flub Sentence Examples

  • Regardless of whether you "flub your lines" or speak as if you are an Academy Award winner, the most important thing to remember is that the words should come from the heart.

  • If you flub a line, you have to sit out a turn.

  • QueenWords - You know a site named QueenWords can't afford to flub a line, and they don't!

  • Rehearsal footage is shown as well as the many flub of lines among other things by the actors.

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Words Starting With

FFLFLU

Words Ending With

BUBLUB

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