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fumble

The correct spelling is fumble.

How to pronounce fumble

/ˈfʌmbəl/
noun

IPA: /ˈfʌmbəl/

Say it like: Fum-ble

The correct spelling is fumble. A ball etc. that has been dropped by accident. For example: "He fumbled the key into the lock."

Usage Examples

He fumbled the key into the lock.

He fumbled for his keys.

He fumbled through his prepared speech.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A ball etc. that has been dropped by accident.
  2. 2.A dessert similar to a cross between a fool and a crumble.

verb

  1. 1.To handle nervously or awkwardly.
  2. 2.To grope awkwardly in trying to find something
  3. 3.To blunder uncertainly.
  4. 4.To grope about in perplexity; to seek awkwardly.
  5. 5.To drop a ball or a baton etc. by accident.

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