fumble

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verb

fum·ble ˈfəm-bəl How to pronounce fumble (audio)

fumbled; fumbling ˈfəm-b(ə-)liŋ How to pronounce fumble (audio)

intransitive verb

: to grope for or handle something clumsily or aimlessly

: to make awkward attempts to do or find something

fumbled in his pocket for a coin

: to search by trial and error

: blunder

: to feel one's way or move awkwardly

: to drop or juggle or fail to play cleanly a grounder

: to lose hold of a football while handling or running with it

transitive verb

: to bring about by clumsy manipulation

: to feel or handle clumsily

: to deal with in a blundering way : bungle

: to make (one's way) in a clumsy manner

: misplay

fumble a grounder

: to lose hold of (a football) while handling or running

fumbler

ˈfəm-b(ə-)lər How to pronounce fumble (audio)

noun

fumblingly

ˈfəm-b(ə-)liŋ-lē How to pronounce fumble (audio)

adverb

Example Sentences

Verb She fumbled in her pocket for her keys. They fumbled a good opportunity to take control of the market. He was hit hard and fumbled on the 20-yard line. He fumbled the ball on the 20-yard line. Noun played the entire piano piece without a single fumble

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

Two drives later, the defense made a stand again, as Max Williams forced Smith to fumble at the two, where USC would start yet another scoring drive.

Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2022 Users appreciate not having to fumble for their ID cards or remembering answers to security questions.

Gaurav Tewari, Forbes, 10 June 2022 Perhaps shortstop Jorge Mateo doesn’t fumble a backhand grounder.

Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun, 28 Apr. 2022 Sure enough, Baltimore’s defenders responded as rookie linebacker Odafe Oweh forced Kansas City running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire to fumble just as his team had entered field goal range.

Mike Jones, USA TODAY, 20 Sep. 2021 The Supreme Court could fumble a major case with a former high school football coach who sought to impose prayer on his players.

Jack Durschlag, Fox News, 2 May 2022 The smart sunglasses win major points for its high quality video and audio recording that allow travelers to capture memories without having to fumble around with their smartphone or camera while trying to be in the moment.

Kaitlyn Mcinnis, Travel + Leisure, 22 Apr. 2022 Other games might fumble such a melting pot of themes and mechanics, spilling into your lap a steaming hodgepodge of incoherent randomness.

Washington Post, 9 Dec. 2021 The latest from Joachim Trier (Thelma; Oslo, August 31st) considers the new possibilities and new woes of the 21st from the perspective of someone trying to fumble through it one misstep and fresh passion at a time.

Keith Phipps, Rolling Stone, 31 Jan. 2022

Noun

Harris had 100 yards on the ground in last year’s opener in Foxborough before coughing up the key fumble that swung that 17-16 decision in favor of the Dolphins.

David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 8 Sep. 2022 So was Hoeppel, who overcame an early fumble that was returned for a touchdown by Moline.

Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2022 Monkeypox, the country’s second infectious crisis in three years, isn’t just an unfortunate fumble.

Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 29 July 2022 Following Phillips’ second fumble, the Bengals didn’t release an injury designation when Phillips left the game.

Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 13 Dec. 2021 Prescott lost an early fumble when Chiefs defensive end Frank Clark raced up the right end unblocked for a strip-sack.

Jori Epstein, USA TODAY, 23 Nov. 2021 An Ahman Green fumble was blown dead as an incomplete pass but probably should have been a touchdown the other way when the ball was picked up by Nate Clements.

Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 15 Nov. 2021 Brady eventually erased that, cashing in on a weird second-chance possession when a rare unsportsmanlike conduct penalty on Matthew Slater negated an apparent fumble and turnover on a Bucs punt.

BostonGlobe.com, 4 Oct. 2021 Rookie Odefe Oweh might have put the entire football world on notice with his clutch performance, pressuring Patrick Mahomes into throwing an interception and forcing the last-minute fumble that sealed the victory.

Baltimore Sun Staff, baltimoresun.com, 20 Sep. 2021 See More

单词	fumbling
释义	fumble 1 of 2 verb fum·ble ˈfəm-bəl fumbled; fumbling ˈfəm-b(ə-)liŋ intransitive verb 1 a : to grope for or handle something clumsily or aimlessly b : to make awkward attempts to do or find something fumbled in his pocket for a coin c : to search by trial and error d : blunder 2 : to feel one's way or move awkwardly 3 a : to drop or juggle or fail to play cleanly a grounder b : to lose hold of a football while handling or running with it transitive verb 1 : to bring about by clumsy manipulation 2 a : to feel or handle clumsily b : to deal with in a blundering way : bungle 3 : to make (one's way) in a clumsy manner 4 a : misplay fumble a grounder b : to lose hold of (a football) while handling or running fumbler ˈfəm-b(ə-)lər noun fumblingly ˈfəm-b(ə-)liŋ-lē adverb fumble 2 of 2 noun 1 : an act or instance of fumbling 2 : a fumbled ball Synonyms Verb blow bobble boggle bollix (up) boot botch bugger (up) bumble bungle butcher dub flub fluff foozle foul up goof (up) louse up mangle mess (up) muck up muff murder screw up Noun blunder bobble boo-boo boob [British] brick clanger [British] clinker error fault flub fluff gaff gaffe goof inaccuracy lapse miscue misstep mistake oversight screwup slip slipup stumble trip See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Verb She fumbled in her pocket for her keys. They fumbled a good opportunity to take control of the market. He was hit hard and fumbled on the 20-yard line. He fumbled the ball on the 20-yard line. Noun played the entire piano piece without a single fumble Recent Examples on the Web Verb Two drives later, the defense made a stand again, as Max Williams forced Smith to fumble at the two, where USC would start yet another scoring drive. Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2022 Users appreciate not having to fumble for their ID cards or remembering answers to security questions. Gaurav Tewari, Forbes, 10 June 2022 Perhaps shortstop Jorge Mateo doesn’t fumble a backhand grounder. Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun, 28 Apr. 2022 Sure enough, Baltimore’s defenders responded as rookie linebacker Odafe Oweh forced Kansas City running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire to fumble just as his team had entered field goal range. Mike Jones, USA TODAY, 20 Sep. 2021 The Supreme Court could fumble a major case with a former high school football coach who sought to impose prayer on his players. Jack Durschlag, Fox News, 2 May 2022 The smart sunglasses win major points for its high quality video and audio recording that allow travelers to capture memories without having to fumble around with their smartphone or camera while trying to be in the moment. Kaitlyn Mcinnis, Travel + Leisure, 22 Apr. 2022 Other games might fumble such a melting pot of themes and mechanics, spilling into your lap a steaming hodgepodge of incoherent randomness. Washington Post, 9 Dec. 2021 The latest from Joachim Trier (Thelma; Oslo, August 31st) considers the new possibilities and new woes of the 21st from the perspective of someone trying to fumble through it one misstep and fresh passion at a time. Keith Phipps, Rolling Stone, 31 Jan. 2022 Noun Harris had 100 yards on the ground in last year’s opener in Foxborough before coughing up the key fumble that swung that 17-16 decision in favor of the Dolphins. David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 8 Sep. 2022 So was Hoeppel, who overcame an early fumble that was returned for a touchdown by Moline. Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2022 Monkeypox, the country’s second infectious crisis in three years, isn’t just an unfortunate fumble. Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 29 July 2022 Following Phillips’ second fumble, the Bengals didn’t release an injury designation when Phillips left the game. Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 13 Dec. 2021 Prescott lost an early fumble when Chiefs defensive end Frank Clark raced up the right end unblocked for a strip-sack. Jori Epstein, USA TODAY, 23 Nov. 2021 An Ahman Green fumble was blown dead as an incomplete pass but probably should have been a touchdown the other way when the ball was picked up by Nate Clements. Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 15 Nov. 2021 Brady eventually erased that, cashing in on a weird second-chance possession when a rare unsportsmanlike conduct penalty on Matthew Slater negated an apparent fumble and turnover on a Bucs punt. BostonGlobe.com, 4 Oct. 2021 Rookie Odefe Oweh might have put the entire football world on notice with his clutch performance, pressuring Patrick Mahomes into throwing an interception and forcing the last-minute fumble that sealed the victory. Baltimore Sun Staff, baltimoresun.com, 20 Sep. 2021 See More Word History Etymology Verb probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Swedish fumla to fumble First Known Use Verb 1534, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a Noun 1634, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Kids Definition fumble 1 of 2 verb fum·ble ˈfəm-bəl fumbled; fumbling 1 : to feel about for or handle something in a clumsy way He fumbled in his pockets. 2 : to lose hold of the ball in football fumble 2 of 2 noun : an act of losing hold of the ball in football fumbling 1 of 2 adjective as in bungling Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance bungling klutzy clumsy uncomfortable gawky ungainly ungraceful awkward wooden butterfingered stilted uneasy gauche graceless ham-handed ham-fisted uncoordinated unhandy stiff handless incompetent maladroit inept incapable rough-hewn heavy-handed inexpert Antonyms & Near Antonyms handy deft clever cunning dexterous graceful dextrous nimble flexible coordinated agile lithe limber lithesome lissom lissome spry See More fumbling 2 of 2 verb present participle of fumble 1 as in blowing to make or do (something) in a clumsy or unskillful way her assistant fumbled the party plans by getting the time wrong on the invitations Synonyms & Similar Words bungling blowing bumbling botching mangling dubbing muffing flubbing booting murdering bobbling ruining butchering fluffing blundering spoiling destroying boggling damaging marring muddling wrecking fouling up screwing up mucking up foozling lousing up impairing hurting injuring mutilating bollixing (up) flawing buggering (up) goofing (up) piffling blemishing harming blighting mishandling messing (up) mismanaging vitiating gumming (up) Antonyms & Near Antonyms improving helping refining enhancing rectifying reforming remedying repairing ameliorating fixing revamping doctoring meliorating patching bettering reconditioning renovating See More 2 as in groping to search for something blindly or uncertainly the librarian fumbled for the light switch as she entered the dark room Synonyms & Similar Words groping looking reaching feeling scrabbling fishing grabbing clutching hunting snatching rummaging grabbling raking corralling combing capturing seizing scouring nabbing ransacking nailing casting about rifling dredging getting seeking (out) digging (through) 3 as in stumbling to make a mistake just when it looked like he was going to get away with the ruse, he fumbled Synonyms & Similar Words stumbling tripping blundering flubbing nodding mistaking fluffing misunderstanding erring bungling boobing slipping up botching fouling up screwing up muffing mangling lousing up bobbling dropping the ball murdering miscounting mishandling misjudging miscalculating butchering laying an egg misconceiving miscuing goofing (up) misconstruing misinterpreting misdeeming foozling misgaging messing (up) misgauging
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