Fumble - English meaning

verb

Do or handle something clumsily.

Usage examples:

She fumbled with the lock

Synonims:

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noun

An act of doing or handling something clumsily.

Usage examples:

Just one fumble during a tyre change could separate the winners from the losers

verb

Feel about uncertainly or blindly

verb

To feel around awkwardly, esp. with your hands

Usage examples:

[ i ] jack fumbled in his pocket for the keys., [ i ] my mind went blank, and i began to fumble for…

verb

To do something awkwardly, especially when using your hands

Usage examples:

Fumble with i fumbled with the lock., fumble in something for something he fumbled in his pockets f…

verb

In sport, to fail to hold on to the ball

Usage examples:

Fumble a catch if wilson hadn't fumbled that catch, we might have won the match.

verb

To have difficulty saying or thinking of suitable words

Usage examples:

Fumble for i was fumbling for the right word.

noun

An act of doing something awkwardly, especially when using your hands

Usage examples:

After a brief fumble in her handbag, she produced a clean handkerchief.

noun

Especially in football, an occasion when someone fails to hold on to the ball

Usage examples:

Austin recovered the fumble and ran into the end zone for a touchdown.