Definition
Meaning of 'fumble'
Meaning of 'fumble' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Fumble 
[ v. i.]
- To feel or grope about; to make awkward attempts to do
or find something. [ v. i.]- To grope about in perplexity; to seek awkwardly; as, to fumble for an excuse.
- To handle much; to play childishly; to turn over and over.
2. Fumble [ v. t.]
- To handle or manage awkwardly; to crowd or tumble
together. [ v. t.]Meaning of 'fumble' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. fumble [ v]
[ v]Meaning (1):
- drop or juggle or fail to play cleanly a grounder
- drop or juggle or fail to play cleanly a grounder
Example in sentence:
- fumble a grounder
Meaning (2):
- make one's way clumsily or blindly
- make one's way clumsily or blindly
Example in sentence:
- He fumbled towards the door
Meaning (3):
- make a mess of, destroy or ruin
- make a mess of, destroy or ruin
Example in sentence:
- I botched the dinner and we had to eat out;
- the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement
Meaning (4):
- feel about uncertainly or blindly
- feel about uncertainly or blindly
Example in sentence:
- She groped for her glasses in the darkness of the bedroom
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