Muff
Muff verb - To make or do (something) in a clumsy or unskillful way.
Play
Play verb - To deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently.
Usage example: this is how we're going to play the situation
Both words in one sentence
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Its A Date Pamela wears a couple furs: a white ermine jacket, and when in a play her costume is a black Pimped-Out Dress decorated with ermine tails and at the end of the scene she grabs her ermine cape and muff.
Source: Pretty in Mink
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Play or Muff. 2016. Accessed August 07, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/muff/play.
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