Fumble Definition & Meaning | Bay Area Crosswords

About The Word Fumble

Learn about the word Fumble to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Fumble definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.

Fumble

Fumble Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Fumble? [n] dropping the ball (in baseball or football) [v] drop or juggle or fail to play cleanly a grounder in baseball; "fumble a grounder" [v] handle clumsily [v] feel about uncertainly or blindly; "She groped for her glasses in the darkness of the bedroom" [v] make one's way clumsily; "His steps fumbled" [v] make a mess of, destroy or ruin Synonyms \| Synonyms for Fumble: ball up \| blow \| bobble \| bollix \| bollix up \| bollocks \| bollocks up \| botch \| botch up \| bumble \| bungle \| flub \| fluff \| foul up \| fuck up \| grope \| louse up \| mess up \| mishandle \| muck up \| muff \| muff \| screw up \| spoil Related Terms \| Find terms related to Fumble: bad job \| ball up \| be all thumbs \| beat about \| bevue \| blow \| blunder \| blunder away \| blunder into \| blunder on \| blunder upon \| bobble \| boggle \| bollix \| bollix up \| bonehead play \| boner \| boo-boo \| botch \| bumble \| bungle \| butcher \| clumsy performance \| commit a gaffe \| confound \| confuse \| drop \| error \| etourderie \| faux pas \| feel \| feel around \| feel for \| flounder \| flub \| fluff \| foozle \| foul up \| garble \| gaucherie \| goof up \| grabble \| grope \| grope for \| grump \| hash \| jumble \| louse up \| lumber \| mar \| mess \| miscue \| mishandle \| mistake \| mix up \| mop \| mouth \| mow \| muck up \| muddle \| muff \| mug \| murder \| murmur \| mutter \| off day \| pet \| pi \| play havoc with \| play hob with \| poke around \| pout \| pry around \| riffle \| sad work \| scrabble \| scramble \| screw up \| shuffle \| slip \| snafu \| snarl up \| spoil \| stumble \| swallow \| trip \| tumble See Also \| bloomer \| blooper \| blunder \| boner \| boo-boo \| botch \| bungle \| fail \| flub \| foul-up \| fuckup \| go across \| go through \| go wrong \| grope for \| handle \| look for \| miscarry \| palm \| pass \| play \| scrabble \| search \| seek Fumble In Webster's Dictionary \Fum"ble\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Fumbled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Fumbling}.] [Akin to D. fommelen to crumple, fumble, Sw. fumla to fusuble, famla to grope, Dan. famle to grope, fumble, Icel. falme, AS. folm palm of the hand. See {Feel}, and cf. {Fanble}, {Palm}.] 1. To feel or grope about; to make awkward attempts to do or find something. Adams now began to fumble in his pockets. --Fielding. 2. To grope about in perplexity; to seek awkwardly; as, to fumble for an excuse. --Dryden. My understanding flutters and my memory fumbles. --Chesterfield. Alas! how he fumbles about the domains. --Wordsworth. 3. To handle much; to play childishly; to turn over and over. I saw him fumble with the sheets, and play with flowers. --Shak. \Fum"ble\, v. t. To handle or manage awkwardly; to crowd or tumble together. --Shak.

Fumble Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Fumble?

[n] dropping the ball (in baseball or football)
[v] drop or juggle or fail to play cleanly a grounder in baseball; "fumble a grounder"
[v] handle clumsily
[v] feel about uncertainly or blindly; "She groped for her glasses in the darkness of the bedroom"
[v] make one's way clumsily; "His steps fumbled"
[v] make a mess of, destroy or ruin

Fumble In Webster's Dictionary

\Fum"ble\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Fumbled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Fumbling}.] [Akin to D. fommelen to crumple, fumble, Sw.
fumla to fusuble, famla to grope, Dan. famle to grope,
fumble, Icel. falme, AS. folm palm of the hand. See {Feel},
and cf. {Fanble}, {Palm}.]
1. To feel or grope about; to make awkward attempts to do or
   find something.

         Adams now began to fumble in his pockets.
                                               --Fielding.

2. To grope about in perplexity; to seek awkwardly; as, to
   fumble for an excuse. --Dryden.

         My understanding flutters and my memory fumbles.
                                               --Chesterfield.

         Alas! how he fumbles about the domains.
                                               --Wordsworth.

3. To handle much; to play childishly; to turn over and over.

         I saw him fumble with the sheets, and play with
         flowers.                              --Shak.


\Fum"ble\, v. t.
To handle or manage awkwardly; to crowd or tumble together.
--Shak.

More Crossword Puzzle Words

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Cross Word Of The Day

Frontal cortex ‐ the cortex of the…
Sadi carnot ‐ French physicist who founded thermodynamics…
Vomit ‐ the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through…
Anaplasmosis ‐ a disease of cattle that is transmitted by cattle ticks; similar…
Caught up(p) ‐ having become involved involuntarily; "caught up in the excitement…
Vanilla ice cream ‐ Ice cream flavored with…
Monopolise ‐ have or exploit a monopoly of; "OPEC wants to monopolize oil"…
Golden-crested kinglet ‐ European kinglet with a black-bordered yellow…
Fuchsia excorticata ‐ erect deciduous shrub or tree to 10 feet with maroon-flushed…
Family teredinidae ‐ shipworms