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- Dictionaryfumble/ˈfʌmbl/
verb
- 1. do or handle something clumsily: "she fumbled with the lock" Similar
noun
- 1. an act of doing or handling something clumsily: "just one fumble during a tyre change could separate the winners from the losers"
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FUMBLE definition: 1. to do something awkwardly, especially when using your hands: 2. in sport, to fail to hold on to…. Learn more.
1. : to bring about by clumsy manipulation. 2. a. : to feel or handle clumsily. b. : to deal with in a blundering way : bungle.
1. verb. If you fumble for something or fumble with something, you try and reach for it or hold it in a clumsy way. She crept from the bed and fumbled for her dressing gown. [V + for/with] He fumbled with the buttons at the neck. [V for/with/in n] He fumbled his one-handed attempt to light his cigarette. [VERB noun] [Also V + in]
Define fumble. fumble synonyms, fumble pronunciation, fumble translation, English dictionary definition of fumble. v. fum·bled , fum·bling , fum·bles v. intr. 1. To touch or handle nervously or idly: fumble with a necktie. 2. To grope awkwardly to find or to accomplish...
Fumbling is an uncoordinated movement that can involve your entire body, not just your hands. Witness the poor parent of a newborn trying to fumble with a diaper on at three in the morning. Fumble has a more metaphorical meaning as well, meaning to mess up or mishandle. Politicians are often accused of fumbling the major issues.
to make, handle, etc., clumsily or inefficiently: to fumble an attempt; He fumbled his way through the crowded room. Synonyms: muff, spoil, mishandle, botch, bungle. Sports. to fail to hold or maintain hold on (a ball) after having touched it or carried it.
verb. us / ˈfʌm.b ə l / uk / ˈfʌm.b ə l / fumble verb (DO STH AWKWARDLY) Add to word list. [ I usually + adv/prep ] to do something awkwardly, especially when using your hands: fumble with I fumbled with the lock. fumble in something for something He fumbled in his pockets for some change.
fumble. [intransitive, transitive] to use your hands in a way that is not smooth or steady or careful when you are doing something or looking for something. fumble (at/with/in something) (for something) She fumbled in her pocket for a handkerchief. He fumbled with the buttons on his shirt.
Definitions of 'fumble'. 1. If you fumble for something or fumble with something, you try to reach for it or hold it in a clumsy way. [...] 2. When you are trying to say something, if you fumble for the right words, you speak in a clumsy and unclear way. [...]
Noun. Filter. verb. fumbled, fumbles, fumbling. To touch or handle nervously or idly. Fumble with a necktie. American Heritage. Similar definitions. To search (for a thing) by feeling about awkwardly with the hands; grope clumsily.
