Definition & Meaning of "flub"in English

to flub

VERB

make a mess of, destroy or ruin

Grammatical Information

Composition

Simple

Action verb

Regular

Present tense

flub

3rd person singular

flubs

Present participle

flubbing

Past simple

flubbed

Past participle

flubbed

Flub

NOUN

a mistake or blunder, often caused by carelessness or clumsiness

bloomer

blunder

boner

boo-boo

botch

Grammatical Information

Animacy status

Abstract

Composition

Simple

Countable

Plural form

flubs

Examples

His flub during the presentation made everyone laugh, but he quickly recovered.

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Definition & Meaning of "flub"in English

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