fumbler
Variant of fumble
fumble
definition
fum·ble (fum′bəl)
intransitive verb, transitive verb fumbled -·bled, fumbling -·bling
- to search (for a thing) by feeling about awkwardly with the hands; grope clumsily
- to handle (a thing) clumsily or unskillfully; bungle
- to lose one's grasp on (a football, etc.) while trying to catch or hold it
- to make (one's way) clumsily or by groping
Etymology: var. of ME famelen, prob. < ON famla, akin to Du fommeln, Ger fummeln
noun
- the act or fact of fumbling
- a football, etc. that has been fumbled
Related Forms:
- fumbler fum′·bler noun
- fumblingly fum′·blingly adverb
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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