flub

IPA(Pronunciation)

/flʌb/

Verb

transitive

(transitive) To goof, fumble, or err in the performance of an action.

Japanese Meaning

失敗する / へまをする / ミスをする

I couldn't afford to flub the presentation, so I rehearsed every slide until the words came naturally.

プレゼンテーションをしくじるわけにはいかなかったので、言葉が自然に出るまで各スライドを何度も練習した。

Sense（1）

(transitive) To goof, fumble, or err in the performance of an action.

‘Stage fright? So? What are you babbling ′bout? You′re mad as a snake!’

‘Ever since I was a kid. I was in the Christmas Pageant one year and flubbed my line.’

‘What was your line?’

‘I told you I flubbed it!’ he mouthed these words hysterically.

flubs

（ present singular third-person ）

flubbing

（ participle present ）

flubbed

（ participle past ）

flubbed

（ past ）