fumble
verb (used without object)
to feel or grope about clumsily.
are fumbling
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present progressiveof fumble.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Chris’ real-life social interactions are fumbling and uninformed, unlike his online chatting, which is bolstered by furious Google and Facebook searches, trolling personal pages for clues.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2024
Where Bob and Betty are fumbling through dinner, Bernie and Helen, one of the other couples at the dinner, are floating through the evening with ease because they have a handle on what’s socially acceptable.
From Salon ● Nov. 15, 2023
Once every surface of every leaf is covered – inexpert tourist fingers are fumbling and slow – the leaves are folded back till the finished cabbages lie like so many swaddled babies.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 9, 2018
Sure, there are fumbling problems – significant fumbling problems – but that risk is dwarfed by the reward that comes with a once-in-a-generation talent.
From New York Times ● Jul. 28, 2010
“Well, I’m looking; but it’s too dark to see what you are fumbling over.”
From Hunting the Skipper The Cruise of the "Seafowl" Sloop by Harold Piffard
