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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]
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.
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...
noun. /ˈfʌmbl/ [singular] (also fumbling [countable, usually plural]) an action using the hands that is not smooth or steady or careful. Want to learn more?
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.
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.
1. intransitive verb. If you fumble for something or fumble with something, you try to reach for it or hold it in a clumsy way. She crept from the bed and fumbled for her dressing gown. Synonyms: grope, flounder, paw [informal], scrabble More Synonyms of fumble. 2. intransitive verb.
