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What is the noun for muffing?

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muffin
  1. (Britain) A type of flattish bun, usually cut in two horizontally, toasted and spread with butter, etc, before being eaten.
  2. (US) A type of individual bread such as corn, bran, banana or zucchini bread often sliced and spread with butter, etc before being eaten.
  3. (especially US) (informally) A cupcake without frosting, but sometimes glazed.
  4. (computing) A mechanism used in the Java Network Launching Protocol analogous to the cookie mechanism and which permits a program running in a browser to perform operations on a client machine.
  5. (slang) Term of endearment.
  6. (baseball, slang) A less talented player; one who muffs, or drops the ball.
  7. (slang) A charming, attractive young man. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
  8. Synonyms:
      9. scone, bun, bread roll, English muffin, cruller, donut, pastry, Danish, doughnut, donut hole , doughnut hole, dough nut … more
  9. Examples:
      10. “And he simply can't resist giving my muffin a playful lick as soon as my back is turned.”
      “There was the incident with the lemon and poppyseed muffin in the town centre which almost lead to an appearance on Crimewatch.”
      “Almost instantaneously her heart began to flutter as she saw him kneel down beside a poor, hungry little boy and hand him a hot muffin.”
muff
  1. (historical) A piece of fur or cloth, usually with open ends, used for keeping the hands warm.
  2. (slang) Female pubic hair; the vulva.
  3. (glassblowing) A blown cylinder of glass which is afterward flattened out to make a sheet.
  4. The feathers sticking out from both sides of the face under the beak of some birds.
  5. A short hollow cylinder surrounding an object such as a pipe.
  6. Synonyms:
      7. boner, mistake, error, blunder, gaffe, oversight, misstep, flub, blooper, miscalculation, miscue, slipup, bungle, snafu, muddle, whoops, flummox, foulup, boo-boo, faux pas, false move, screw-up, bonehead play, goof-up, slip, goof, stumble, fumble, fault, lapse, boob, clanger, inaccuracy, gaff, clinker, screwup, fluff, brick, trip, bobble, howler, bloomer, indiscretion, fail, botch, slip-up, foul-up, thinko, defect, impropriety … more
muff
  1. (colloquial) A fool, a stupid or poor-spirited person. [from 19th c.]
  2. (slang, chiefly sports) An error, a mistake; a failure to hold a ball when once in the hands. [from 19th c.]
  3. A bird, the whitethroat.
  4. Synonyms:
      5. boner, mistake, error, blunder, gaffe, oversight, misstep, flub, blooper, miscalculation, miscue, slipup, bungle, snafu, muddle, whoops, flummox, foulup, boo-boo, faux pas, false move, screw-up, bonehead play, goof-up, slip, goof, stumble, fumble, fault, lapse, boob, clanger, inaccuracy, gaff, clinker, screwup, fluff, brick, trip, bobble, howler, bloomer, indiscretion, fail, botch, slip-up, foul-up, thinko, defect, impropriety … more
muffineer
  1. A dish for keeping muffins hot.
  2. (obsolete or historical) A small jar or caster with a perforated top for sprinkling salt or sugar on muffins.
  3. Examples:
      4. “The piece was an eighteenth-century silver muffineer, or sugar shaker.”
muffetee
  1. (Britain, dialect) A small muff worn over the wrist.
muff
  1. (slang) A muffin.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. boner, mistake, error, blunder, gaffe, oversight, misstep, flub, blooper, miscalculation, miscue, slipup, bungle, snafu, muddle, whoops, flummox, foulup, boo-boo, faux pas, false move, screw-up, bonehead play, goof-up, slip, goof, stumble, fumble, fault, lapse, boob, clanger, inaccuracy, gaff, clinker, screwup, fluff, brick, trip, bobble, howler, bloomer, indiscretion, fail, botch, slip-up, foul-up, thinko, defect, impropriety … more
muffineers
  1. plural of muffineer
muffetees
  1. plural of muffetee
muffins
  1. plural of muffin
  2. Synonyms:
      3. scones, buns, bread rolls, English muffins, pastry, donuts, crullers, doughnuts, Danish, doughnut holes, brownies, chocolate, fudge, cupcakes, chocolate bars, chocolate cake, rocky road, candy, nougat, cake, tarts, fondant, gateaus, souffles, kuchen, pudding, desserts, pie, puff, rolls, fairy cakes, patty cake, queen cakes, butterfly cakes, mug cakes … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “Except that, in today's Britain, the only muffins available are transatlantic impostors.”
      “I then set that oven at the required time and temperature settings to bake my newest muffins as I'd now chosen to bake them here.”
      “There were muffins in a covered container and wrapped tray bake but we both decided to have a toasted teacake.”
muffs
  1. plural of muff
  2. Synonyms:
      3. boners, mistakes, error, blunders, gaffes, oversight, missteps, flubs, bloopers, miscalculation, miscues, slipups, bungles, snafus, muddles, boo-boo, faux pas, false moves, screw-ups, goof-ups, slips, goofs, fumbles, stumbles, clinker, boobs, clangers, faults, screwups, lapses, bobbles, gaffs, fluffs, brick, inaccuracy, trips, bloomers, howlers, botches, slip-ups, fail, indiscretion, foul-ups, thinkos, barries, slips of the tongue, defects, bloops, impropriety, Freudian slips … more
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