亚洲网紅露点

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fumble

[ fuhm-buhl ]

verb (used without object)

fumbled, fumbling.
  1. to feel or grope about clumsily:

    She fumbled in her purse for the keys.

  2. Sports. to fumble the ball.


verb (used with object)

fumbled, fumbling.
  1. to make, handle, etc., clumsily or inefficiently:

    to fumble an attempt; He fumbled his way through the crowded room.

    Synonyms: , , , ,

  2. Sports. to fail to hold or maintain hold on (a ball) after having touched it or carried it.

noun

  1. the act of fumbling:

    We completed the difficult experiment without a fumble.

  2. Sports. an act or instance of fumbling the ball.

fumble

/ 藞蹿蕦尘产蓹濒 /

verb

  1. 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

  2. intr; foll by at or with to finger or play with, esp in an absent-minded way
  3. to say or do hesitantly or awkwardly

    he fumbled the introduction badly

  4. to fail to catch or grasp (a ball, etc) cleanly
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. the act of fumbling
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 藞蹿耻尘产濒别谤, noun
  • 藞蹿耻尘产濒颈苍驳濒测, adverb
  • 藞蹿耻尘产濒颈苍驳苍别蝉蝉, noun
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 蹿耻尘顎僢濒别谤 noun
  • 蹿耻尘顎僢濒颈苍驳路濒测 adverb
  • 蹿耻尘顎僢濒颈苍驳路苍别蝉蝉 noun
  • 辞耻迟顎协耻尘顎僢濒别 verb (used with object) outfumbled outfumbling
  • 耻苍路蹿耻尘顎僢濒别诲 adjective
  • 耻苍路蹿耻尘顎僢濒颈苍驳 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of fumble1

1500鈥10; akin to Norwegian, Swedish fumla, Middle Low German fummeln to grope, fumble
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of fumble1

C16: probably of Scandinavian origin; related to Swedish fumla
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Example Sentences

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It鈥檚 not easy to make a musical about a crook with a volatile temper, an unslakable thirst for booze and a record of fumbled heists.

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Beijing is still fumbling with the keys because Chinese people are not spending enough.

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Yet, Luke鈥檚 ultimately fleeting contributions to the cause say that a fumbling step is better than staying still.

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Vance fumbled the Buckeyes' trophy to the stirring strands of "We Are The Champions."

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Those willing him to win wondered if he was fumbling another golden chance to finally land the prize which had long eluded him.

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