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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.
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
/ ˈfʌmbəl /
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
Other Word Forms
- fumbler noun
- fumblingly adverb
- fumblingness noun
- outfumble verb (used with object)
- unfumbled adjective
- unfumbling adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of fumble1
Word History and Origins
Origin of fumble1
Example Sentences
Last week in the Division 3 semifinal against Edison, Rakowski dove for a fumbled ball, trapping and breaking his right thumb in the process.
Yet from the time Philadelphia went 21-0 up their offence derailed spectacularly - with four straight punts, a missed field goal and then a fumble handing chance after chance to the Cowboys.
He also took two sacks, fumbled once and threw an interception.
Afterward Barkley shouldered the blame for his struggles—and that costly fumble.
The Bruins coughed up two fumbles in the first half and would have lost a third had the Huskies not been called for defensive holding on the play, nullifying the turnover.
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