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fumble

/'f/@/mb/@/l/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

  1. (sports) dropping the ball

    noun.act

    Source: WordNet 3.0

verb

  1. feel about uncertainly or blindly

    verb.contact

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. make one's way clumsily or blindly

    verb.motion

    Examples
    He fumbled towards the door.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  3. handle clumsily

    verb.contact

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  4. make a mess of, destroy or ruin

    verb.social

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  5. drop or juggle or fail to play cleanly a grounder

    verb.competition

    Examples
    Fumble a grounder.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  6. To feel or grope about; to make awkward attempts to do or find something.

    verb

    Source: webster1913

  7. To handle or manage awkwardly; to crowd or tumble together.

    verb

    Source: webster1913

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