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• fum|ble — «FUHM buhl», verb, bled, bling, noun. –v.i. 1. to feel or grope about clumsily; search awkwardly: »He fumbled in the darkness for the doorknob. 2. to handle something awkwardly: »He fumbled and dropped his teacup. 3. Sports. to drop a ball… …   Useful english dictionary

• fum — fum; fum·bler; fum·bling·ness; fum·i·ly; fum·ing·ly; fum·ish; per·fum·ato·ry; per·fum·er; per·fum·ery; fum·ble; fum·bling·ly; fum·er; …   English syllables

• fum´bling|ly — fum|ble «FUHM buhl», verb, bled, bling, noun. –v.i. 1. to feel or grope about clumsily; search awkwardly: »He fumbled in the darkness for the doorknob. 2. to handle something awkwardly: »He fumbled and dropped his teacup. 3. Sports. to drop a… …   Useful english dictionary

• fum´bler — fum|ble «FUHM buhl», verb, bled, bling, noun. –v.i. 1. to feel or grope about clumsily; search awkwardly: »He fumbled in the darkness for the doorknob. 2. to handle something awkwardly: »He fumbled and dropped his teacup. 3. Sports. to drop a… …   Useful english dictionary

• ble — ab·di·ca·ble; abom·i·na·ble; abus·a·ble; ac·ces·si·ble; ac·com·mo·da·ble; ac·cost·a·ble; ac·cu·mu·la·ble; ac·cus·a·ble; ace·to·sol·u·ble; achie·va·ble; acid·i·fi·a·ble; ac·knowl·edge·a·ble; act·a·ble; ac·ti·va·ble; ac·tu·al·iz·a·ble; add·a·ble;… …   English syllables

• fumble — fum·ble …   English syllables

• fumble — fum•ble [[t]ˈfʌm bəl[/t]] v. bled, bling, n. 1) to feel or grope about clumsily: He fumbled in his pocket for the keys[/ex] 2) spo to fail to hold a ball after having touched it or carried it, as in a baseball or football game 3) to do something… …   From formal English to slang

• fumble — fum|ble1 [ fʌmbl ] verb 1. ) intransitive to try to hold, move, or find something using your hands in a way that is not skillful or graceful: fumble for: She fumbled for her keys in her purse. fumble with: Robert began to fumble with his buttons …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• fumble — fum|ble [ˈfʌmbəl] v [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Probably from a Scandinavian language] 1.) also fumble around [I and T] to try to hold, move, or find something with your hands in an awkward way fumble at/in/with ▪ She dressed, her cold fingers… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Fumble — Fum ble, v. t. To handle or manage awkwardly; to crowd or tumble together. Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English