fumbling
/F AH1 M B AH0 L IH0 NG/verb
- 1
To handle nervously or awkwardly.
“He fumbled the key into the lock.”
- 2
To grope awkwardly in trying to find something
“He fumbled for his keys.”
- 3
To blunder uncertainly.
“He fumbled through his prepared speech.”
- 4
To grope about in perplexity; to seek awkwardly.
“to fumble for an excuse”
- 5
To drop a ball or a baton etc. by accident.
- 6
To handle much; to play childishly; to turn over and over.
noun
- 1
An instance of clumsiness, especially of the hands or fingers.
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