FUMBLE

/ˈfʌmbəl/ ► audio Scrabble 13 Words With Friends 17

Definition

  1. noun (sports) dropping the ball. — synonyms: muff
  2. verb feel about uncertainly or blindly. — synonyms: grope
  3. verb make one's way clumsily or blindly. — synonyms: blunder
  4. verb handle clumsily.
  5. verb make a mess of, destroy or ruin. — synonyms: botch, bodge, bumble, botch_up, muff, blow, flub, screw_up
  6. verb drop or juggle or fail to play cleanly a grounder.

Examples

  • “He fumbled the key into the lock.”
  • “He fumbled for his keys.”
  • “He fumbled through his prepared speech.”

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