FUMBLE


Meaning of FUMBLE in English

■ verb

1》 use the hands clumsily while doing or handling something.

↘( ~ about/around ) move about clumsily using the hands to find one's way.

↘(in ball games) fail to catch or field (the ball) cleanly.

2》 express oneself or deal with something clumsily or nervously.

■ noun an act of fumbling.

↘ informal an act of fondling someone for sexual pleasure.

Derivatives

~r noun

fumbling adjective

fumblingly adverb

Origin

ME: from Low Ger. fommeln or Du. fommelen .

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