fumble
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Origin uncertain; perhaps from a Scandinavian source. Compare Old Norse falma, Swedish fumla, Danish fumle, German fummeln.
Pronunciation[edit]
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- Rhymes: -ʌmbəl
Verb[edit]
fumble (third-person singular simple present fumbles, present participle fumbling, simple past and past participle fumbled)
- (transitive, intransitive) To idly touch or nervously handle
- Waiting for the interview, he fumbled with his tie
- He fumbled the key into the lock
- 2010 December 28, Owen Phillips, “Sunderland 0 - 2 Blackpool”, BBC:
- Henderson's best strike on goal saw goalkeeper Kingson uncomfortably fumble his measured shot around the post.
- (transitive, intransitive) To grope awkwardly in trying to find something
- He fumbled for his keys
- He fumbled his way to the light-switch
- (intransitive) To blunder uncertainly
- He fumbled through his prepared speech
- (transitive, intransitive, sports) To drop a ball or a baton etc.
Translations[edit]
To idly touch or nervously handle
To grope awkwardly in trying to find something
To blunder uncertainly
Noun[edit]
fumble (plural fumbles)
- (sports) A ball etc. that has been dropped
Translations[edit]
ball that has been dropped
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