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fumble English

Meaning fumble meaning

What does fumble mean?
Definitions in simple English

fumble Verb

— To touch something nervously. Waiting for the interview, he fumbled with his tie. He fumbled the key into the lock. — To feel around awkwardly while trying to find something. He fumbled for his keys. He fumbled his way to the light-switch. — To blunder uncertainly. He fumbled through his prepared speech. — To drop a ball or a baton etc. The player fumbled the ball.

fumble Noun

— A ball that has been dropped. He's not playing well today. He's already had three fumbles.

fumble

— verb (= grope) feel about uncertainly or blindly She groped for her glasses in the darkness of the bedroom — verb handle clumsily — verb make one's way clumsily or blindly He fumbled towards the door — noun (sports) dropping the ball — verb drop or juggle or fail to play cleanly a grounder fumble a grounder — verb (= botch, screw up) make a mess of, destroy or ruin I botched the dinner and we had to eat out the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement

Synonyms fumble synonyms

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fumble English » English

grope muff touch grope for feel bungle stroke fondle fail botch unable spoil search screw up scrabble muck up mishandle mess up louse up fuck up foul up fluff flub fiddle clumsy bumble botch up bollocks up bollocks bollix up bollix bodge bobble blunder blow ball up twiddle slip up seek see rummage in rummage about rummage mumble muezzin miscarry look for go out fumble about flounder

Conjugation fumble conjugation

How do you conjugate fumble?

fumble · verb

Examples fumble examples

How do I use fumble in a sentence?

Movie subtitles

Try not to fumble this one, bugalugs.
When I saw him fumble with the sheets, play with flowers, smile upon his finger ends, I knew there was no way but one.
Well. -Don't fumble for excuses.
You mean keep punting and wait for a fumble?
I fumble.
Ball snaps back and there's a fumble.
Wildcat fumble.
So, let them fumble about outside and stay calm.
They never fumble for the checkbook.
I hope you're patient, because. I fumble along a bit.
Fumble!
And I'm sorry you can't do this. I really am. Because I wouldn't have to fuckin' sit here and watch you fumble around. and fuck it up.
I've seen you fumble the fucking ball every single play.
Of course I brought you into the case to see your weak and silly handling, to watch you fumble and lose it.
A fumble.
Don't fumble for excuses.
Don't you fumble-fingered rockheads know how to elevate a field-piece properly?
Fumble, fumble.
Don't fumble here.
So let them fumble about outside, and stay calm.
The Lions just recovered a fumble.
Let me make up for that fumble.
Dad, I always fumble.
We'll take care of Mr. Wooster after we've got the girl. And, remember, we can't afford to fumble this time.
If you have to scrawl it on the front door of the Embassy in Prague or phone our resident hood and shout it in his ear before you go underground - if there's some kind of a fumble and it's necessary - just give me that one word.
Somebody's got to pick it up when you fumble.
I forget the bread, I fumble my deliveries.
Fancy a fumble, old boy?
I, Angus Bethune, had caused a fumble!
I had caused the fumble that won us the game.
Just as with Kevin, he just wants to fumble your ass.
I hope you're patient, Because. I fumble along a bit.
I guess I can fumble my way through.
Fumble.
Because I wouldn't have to fuckin' sit here and watch you fumble around and fuck it up.

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