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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.
Synonyms: , , , ,
- 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
/ 藞蹿蕦尘产蓹濒 /
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
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
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
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of fumble1
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of fumble1
Example Sentences
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.
Beijing is still fumbling with the keys because Chinese people are not spending enough.
Yet, Luke鈥檚 ultimately fleeting contributions to the cause say that a fumbling step is better than staying still.
Vance fumbled the Buckeyes' trophy to the stirring strands of "We Are The Champions."
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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