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Verb
The ball went right to him but he flubbed the catch.
The actress flubbed several lines.
Noun
when she was told her information was wrong, she apologized for the flub and immediately corrected it
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Paul Tassi, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
Yohan Ramírez, pitching a second inning while making his third appearance in as many days, could not complete the six-out save, flubbing consecutive bunt attempts and throwing the ball away to allow the Tigers to walk it off with a 4-3 victory.
—Fabian Ardaya, The Athletic, 14 July 2024
Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
There’s been some flubs at past stops, but this time, a man in a black shirt aggressively shimmys his way into the frame, shoving influencer and podcaster Brittany Broski out of way.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2024
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Verb
Cheryl playfully asks her bachelors, who mostly flub their replies.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
Yohan Ramírez, pitching a second inning while making his third appearance in as many days, could not complete the six-out save, flubbing consecutive bunt attempts and throwing the ball away to allow the Tigers to walk it off with a 4-3 victory.
—Fabian Ardaya, The Athletic, 14 July 2024
Noun
The flub is believed to have hurt the then-Democratic nominee's presidential race.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
There’s been some flubs at past stops, but this time, a man in a black shirt aggressively shimmys his way into the frame, shoving influencer and podcaster Brittany Broski out of way.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2024
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“Flub.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flub. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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