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fumble
[ fuhm-buhl ]
verb (used without object)
- to feel or grope about clumsily:
She fumbled in her purse for the keys.
- Sports. to fumble the ball.
verb (used with object)
- to make, handle, etc., clumsily or inefficiently:
to fumble an attempt; He fumbled his way through the crowded room.
Synonyms: , , , ,
- Sports. to fail to hold or maintain hold on (a ball) after having touched it or carried it.
noun
- the act of fumbling:
We completed the difficult experiment without a fumble.
- Sports. an act or instance of fumbling the ball.
fumble
/ ˈʌə /
verb
- intr; often foll by for or with to grope about clumsily or blindly, esp in searching
he was fumbling in the dark for the money he had dropped
- intr; foll by at or with to finger or play with, esp in an absent-minded way
- to say or do hesitantly or awkwardly
he fumbled the introduction badly
- to fail to catch or grasp (a ball, etc) cleanly
noun
- the act of fumbling
Derived Forms
- ˈڳܳ, noun
- ˈڳܳԲ, adverb
- ˈڳܳԲԱ, noun
Other yvlog Forms
- ڳܳb noun
- ڳܳbԲ· adverb
- ڳܳbԲ·Ա noun
- dzܳЭܳb verb (used with object) outfumbled outfumbling
- ܲ·ڳܳb adjective
- ܲ·ڳܳbԲ adjective
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of fumble1
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of fumble1
Example Sentences
“With Matt’s season, the show really went headfirst into having difficult conversations, and then fumbled them very badly,” she said.
Her fingers tremble as she smooths out the creases, and in a fumbling, uncertain voice, she begins to read them.
Landman, 26, made 81 tackles and forced three fumbles last season.
After eight days of deliberations, the jury was split 11 to 1 in favor of convicting Jeffrey Ferguson, who said he fumbled and accidentally fired, killing his wife.
Murray acrobatically kept the ball in play, but when Thomas fumbled trying to gather, Jordan was all over him, hacked on and scored.
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