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balling up

VERB

botch

Synonyms

WEAK

blunder boggle botch up bungle flub foul up fumble make a muck of mess up mishandle mismanage muddle muff

VERB

confuse

Synonyms

WEAK

confound destroy disorder jumble make unclear mess up mix up muddle ruin scramble

Example Sentences

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The comment was disrespectful, said Ms Haley, who added that she could "feel my eyes balling up, and everything, just because it was just so deeply offensive in that moment".

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2025

Instead of balling up those fast food bags or tossing empty coffee cups on the floor, use an auto garbage can to pitch your trash.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 17, 2022

“Here’s what they’ll do with that,” said Mr. Culberson, balling up a piece of paper and tossing it into the flames of a nearby fireplace.

From Washington Times • Jan. 7, 2018

“He’s funny, but that’s mean,” she said in a debrief after the show, her hands balling up into fists.

From New York Times • Jul. 28, 2016

Fifi and Yoyo clustered around Mami, balling up her skirt with holding on, Fifi wailing every time the big fat guard bent down for a goodbye kiss from her.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez