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slubbed


Meanings
  • Verb

    To work clumsily or ineptly.

    - "Despite his experience, John slubbed the knot during the ceremony."
    - "Sarah struggled to slub the clay while making pottery."

Rhymes
Words rhyming with slubbed
dubbed , stubbed , mumbled
Variants
List of all variants of slubbed that leads to same result
slub , slubbed , slubbing , slubs
Etymology
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Originally meant 'to feel or handle clumsily'. From the Old English word 'slubian', which means 'to slip or slide'.


Trivia
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  1. The word 'slubbed' is not commonly used in everyday language and is mostly found in literary or poetic contexts.

  2. In the book 'The Wind in the Willows' by Kenneth Grahame, the character Mole is described as 'slubbing' through the mud while exploring the riverbank.


How to Memorize "slubbed"

  1. visualize

    - Imagine yourself trying to do a task clumsily or ineptly.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word with the feeling of clumsiness or ineptness.

  3. mnemonics

    - Create a mnemonic by remembering the 'S' in slubbed stands for 'Sloppy' or 'Slippery'.


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