Fumble has 9 different meanings across 2 categories:
Noun
· Verb
Noun
1
(sports) dropping the ball
"The quarterback fumbled the snap, allowing the opposing team to recover the loose ball at midfield."
2
A ball etc. that has been dropped by accident.
"She served us a warm fumble topped with fresh berries for our afternoon tea."
3
A dessert similar to a cross between a fool and a crumble.
Verb
1
feel about uncertainly or blindly
"She groped for her glasses in the darkness of the bedroom"
2
make one's way clumsily or blindly
"He fumbled towards the door"
3
handle clumsily
"He fumbled his way through the dark hallway and dropped his phone twice before finally finding the light switch."
4
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"
5
drop or juggle or fail to play cleanly a grounder
"fumble a grounder"
6
To handle nervously or awkwardly.
"He fumbled with his keys so badly that he dropped them on the floor."
Example Sentences
"She groped for her glasses in the darkness of the bedroom"
verb
"He fumbled towards the door"
verb
"I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"
verb
"the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement"
verb
"fumble a grounder"
verb
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