n. 25B6; verb
he fumbled for his keys : GROPE, fish, search blindly, scrabble around.
he fumbled about in the dark : STUMBLE, blunder, flounder, lumber, stagger, totter, lurch; feel one's way, grope one's way.
the keeper fumbled the ball : MISS, drop, mishandle; misfield.
he fumbled his lines : MESS UP, make a mess of, bungle, mismanage, mishandle, spoil; informal make a hash of, fluff, botch, muff; Brit. informal cock up; N. Amer. informal flub.
25B6; noun a fumble from the goalkeeper : SLIP, mistake, error, gaffe; informal slip-up, boo-boo; Brit. informal cock-up, boob.