Fumble definition
Fumble with a necktie.
An example of fumble is to go through a drawer in the dark searching for an item.
An example of a fumble is the dropping of a football.
Fumble through a speech.
Fumble with a necktie.
Fumble for a key.
Fumble through a speech.
To fumble for an excuse.
Fumble for a key.
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Noun
Origin of fumble
- 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
- Origin uncertain; perhaps from a Scandinavian source. Compare Old Norse falma, Swedish fumla, Danish fumle, German fummeln.
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