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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.

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