单词 | fumble |
释义 | Word Frequency fumble(ˈfʌmbəl) verb 1. (intr; often foll by for or with) to grope about clumsily or blindly, esp in searching She was fumbling in the dark for the money she had dropped 2. (intr; foll by at or with) to finger or play with, esp in an absent-minded way 3. to say or do hesitantly or awkwardly he fumbled the introduction badly 4. to fail to catch or grasp (a ball, etc) cleanly noun 5. the act of fumbling Derived forms fumbler (ˈfumbler) noun fumblingly (ˈfumblingly) adverb fumblingness (ˈfumblingness) noun Word origin C16: probably of Scandinavian origin; related to Swedish fumla |
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