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muff vs bungle

bungle vs muff

muff and bungle both are nouns.

muff and bungle both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
muff Yes No Yes No
bungle Yes No Yes No
As nouns, bungle is a hypernym of muff; that is, bungle is a word with a broader meaning than muff:
  • muff: (sports) dropping the ball
  • bungle: an embarrassing mistake
Other hypernyms of muff include bloomer, blooper, blunder, boner, boo-boo, botch, flub, foul-up, fuckup, pratfall.
As verbs, muff and bungle are synonyms defined as:
  • muff and bungle: make a mess of, destroy or ruin
muff (noun) bungle (noun)
(sports) dropping the ball an embarrassing mistake
a warm tubular covering for the hands
muff (verb) bungle (verb)
make a mess of, destroy or ruin spoil by behaving clumsily or foolishly
fail to catch, as of a ball make a mess of, destroy or ruin
Difference between muff and bungle

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