fumble

verb · nounA2

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Động từ

verb

V_es/s

fumbles

V_ing/Gerund

fumbling

V_ed/pp

fumbledfamble

1.
(intransitive, transitive)To handle nervously or awkwardly.
Waiting for the interview, he fumbled with his tie.
He fumbled the key into the lock.
2.
(intransitive, transitive)To grope awkwardly in trying to find something
He fumbled for his keys.
He fumbled his way to the light-switch.
3.
(intransitive)To blunder uncertainly.
He fumbled through his prepared speech.
4.
To grope about in perplexity; to seek awkwardly.
to fumble for an excuse
5.
(intransitive, transitive)(transitive, intransitive, sports) To drop a ball or a baton etc. by accident.
6.
To handle much; to play childishly; to turn over and over.
7.
(obsolete, slang)Of a man, to sexually underperform.

Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

fumblesfamblefimble

1.
(Canadian)(sports, American football, Canadian football) A ball etc. that has been dropped by accident.
2.
A clumsy sexual encounter.
Suzy and Jimmy had a fumble behind the bike shed.
3.
(British)A dessert similar to a cross between a fool and a crumble.

Từ liên quan

Đồng nghĩa

grubblepoke

Cùng gốc / liên quan

fumble-fingeredfumblefingersfumblerfumblesomefumble the bagfumblinglyfumblingnessoutfumbleunfumbled unfumbling

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Nguồn gốc từ

From late Middle English -, from fummeln, fommeln, fammeln (fummeln), or Dutch fommelen.