| English > English | |
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| fumble | |
| 1. v. (transitive, intransitive) To idly touch or nervously handle |  |
| Waiting for the interview, he fumbled with his tie. | |
| He fumbled the key into the lock. | |
| 2. v. (transitive, intransitive) To grope awkwardly in trying to find something | |
| He fumbled for his keys. | |
| He fumbled his way to the light-switch. | |
| 3. v. (intransitive) To blunder uncertainly. | |
| He fumbled through his prepared speech. | |
| 4. v. To grope about in perplexity; to seek awkwardly. | |
| to fumble for an excuse | |
| 5. v. (transitive, intransitive, sports) To drop a ball or a baton etc. | |
| 6. v. To handle much; to play childishly; to turn over and over. | |
| 7. n. (sports) A ball etc. that has been dropped | |
