Fumble Definition
fŭmbəl
fumbled, fumbles, fumbling
verb
fumbled, fumbles, fumbling
To touch or handle nervously or idly.
Fumble with a necktie.
American Heritage
To search (for a thing) by feeling about awkwardly with the hands; grope clumsily.
Webster's New World
To proceed awkwardly and uncertainly; blunder.
Fumble through a speech.
American Heritage
To drop a ball that is in play.
American Heritage
To handle (a thing) clumsily or unskillfully; bungle.
Webster's New World
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noun
fumbles
The act or fact of fumbling.
Webster's New World
A ball that has been fumbled.
American Heritage
A football, etc. that has been fumbled.
Webster's New World
The act or an instance of fumbling.
American Heritage
A ball that has been fumbled.
American Heritage
Other Word Forms of Fumble
Noun
Singular:
fumblePlural:
fumblesOrigin of Fumble
Origin uncertain; perhaps from a Scandinavian source. Compare Old Norse falma, Swedish fumla, Danish fumle, German fummeln.
From Wiktionary
Middle English fomelen to grope
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Middle English fomelen to grope
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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