Fumble

noun

/ˈfʌmbəl/

Word Frequency: 0.3

Definitions

1.nounA ball etc. that has been dropped by accident.

2.verbTo handle nervously or awkwardly.

"He fumbled the key into the lock."

3.verbTo grope awkwardly in trying to find something

"He fumbled for his keys."

4.verbTo blunder uncertainly.

"He fumbled through his prepared speech."

5.verbTo grope about in perplexity; to seek awkwardly.

"to fumble for an excuse"

6.verbTo drop a ball or a baton etc. by accident.

7.verbTo handle much; to play childishly; to turn over and over.

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