fumbling

intransitive verb, transitive verb fumbled, fumbling

1. to search (for a thing) by feeling about awkwardly with the hands; grope clumsily
2. to handle (a thing) clumsily or unskillfully; bungle
3. to lose one's grasp on (a football, etc.) while trying to catch or hold it
4. to make (one's way) clumsily or by groping

noun

1. the act or fact of fumbling
2. a football, etc. that has been fumbled