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The correct spelling is fumbled.
How to pronounce fumbled
verb
Say it like: Fum-ble-d
The correct spelling is fumbled. To handle nervously or awkwardly. 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.”
Definition
verb
- 1.To handle nervously or awkwardly.
- 2.To grope awkwardly in trying to find something
- 3.To blunder uncertainly.
- 4.To grope about in perplexity; to seek awkwardly.
- 5.To drop a ball or a baton etc. by accident.
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