fumble
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
Origin uncertain; perhaps from a Scandinavian source. Compare Old Norse falma, Swedish fumla, Danish fumle.
[edit] Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -ʌmbəl
[edit] Verb
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.
[edit] Translations
To idly touch or nervously handle
To grope awkwardly in trying to find something
To blunder uncertainly
[edit] Noun
fumble (plural fumbles)
- (sports) A ball etc. that has been dropped
[edit] Translations
ball that has been dropped
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