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fluff one's lines en · VERB

Meanings

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: To stumble over or otherwise misspeak one's lines.
  2. (figuratively) To make a mistake.
    • Having already fluffed his lines under the bomb that had led to Montgomery's try, Jenkins was found wanting again less than a minute after the restart. 2021, Tom English, Peter Burns, This is Your Everest: The Lions, the Springboks and the Epic Tour of 1997, Birlinn Ltd, →ISBN:
    • It could've been even worse too had Giroud not fluffed his lines twice in as many minutes. 2014, Neil Collins, Make Us Dream: A Fan's View of the 2013/14 Season, Lulu.com, →ISBN, page 119:
    • Conway headed a Nugent effort off the line and substitute Aron Gunnarsson fluffed his lines when presented with a great chance late on. 2013, Scott Johnson, Blues Are Up, Y Lolfa, →ISBN:

Forms

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fluffs one's lines Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
fluffed one's lines Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
fluffed one's lines Tense=Past lexicographic
fluffing one's lines Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic