fumble

Definitions


[ˈfʌmbl], (Verb)

Definitions:
- do or handle something clumsily
(e.g: she fumbled with the lock)


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Origin:
late Middle English: from Low German fommeln or Dutch fommelen


[ˈfʌmbl], (Noun)

Definitions:
- an act of doing or handling something clumsily
(e.g: just one fumble during a tyre change could separate the winners from the losers)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English: from Low German fommeln or Dutch fommelen




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