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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]
Fumble definition: to feel or grope about clumsily. See examples of FUMBLE used in a sentence.
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.
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.
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. [...] More. Conjugations of 'fumble' present simple: I fumble, you fumble [...]
[intransitive, transitive] to have difficulty speaking clearly or finding the right words to say. fumble (for something) During the interview, she fumbled helplessly for words. fumble something to fumble an announcement.
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. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To proceed awkwardly and uncertainly; blunder. Fumble through a speech. American Heritage. Similar definitions.
