flub US
flʌb
flubbedflubbing
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Definition of flub - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.
errorUSmake a mistake that ruins or messes up somethingUS
  • He flubbed the speech and forgot his lines.
botch bungle

Noun

stage slipUSsmall blunder during an act or task, often mildly embarrassingUS
  • He made a flub in his speech but quickly recovered.
clashing discordant jarring
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Expressions with flub

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make a mistake or handle poorly
He flubbed up the presentation with wrong data.
make a mistake while saying memorized words
He flubbed his lines during the school play.

Origin of flub

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Examples of flub in a sentence

  • She didn't want to flub the delicate negotiation.
  • Her only flub in the performance was forgetting one line.
  • The interview went well despite a minor flub on his first answer.

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  1. French:gâcher, gaffe, ...
  2. German:vermasseln, Patzer, ...
  3. Italian:rovinare, gaffe, ...
  4. Spanish:estropear, pifia, ...
  5. Portuguese:estragar, erro, ...
  6. Chinese:搞砸, 小失误, ...
  7. Japanese:しくじる, ミス, ...
  8. Arabic:أَخْطَأَ, هَفْوَة, ...
  9. Hebrew:לְפַשֵּׁל, פְּלִיטַת פֶּה, ...
  10. Russian:запороть, ляп, ...
  11. Ukrainian:запороти, ляп, ...
  12. Hindi:गड़बड़ करना, छोटी चूक, ...

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