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to fumble
01
to ruin or make a mess of something
Beispiele
He fumbled the project by missing the deadline.
She fumbled the speech and forgot her lines.
02
to search around by touch and without seeing
Beispiele
She fumbled for her keys in the dark.
He fumbled along the wall to find the light switch.
03
herumfummeln, unbeholfen hantieren
to handle or grip something clumsily or ineffectively
InformalBeispiele
She fumbles with the keys, struggling to unlock the door.
Sie fummelt mit den Schlüsseln herum und hat Mühe, die Tür aufzuschließen.
Every time she fumbles, she learns to be more careful with fragile items.
Jedes Mal, wenn sie patzt, lernt sie, vorsichtiger mit zerbrechlichen Gegenständen umzugehen.
04
to move clumsily or awkwardly, often while unsure of one's path
Beispiele
She fumbled along the icy sidewalk.
He fumbled through the crowd trying to reach the exit.
05
to drop or fail to play a ball cleanly in sports, especially baseball or American football
Beispiele
The quarterback fumbled the snap.
He fumbled the grounder, allowing the batter to reach first base.
Fumble
01
Fehler, Patzer
an act of dropping or failing to catch the ball properly
InformalBeispiele
His fumble in the final seconds of the game cost his team the championship.
Sein Fumble in den letzten Sekunden des Spiels kostete sein Team die Meisterschaft.
The quarterback's fumble was quickly recovered by the opposing team, changing the momentum of the match.
Der Fumble des Quarterbacks wurde schnell vom gegnerischen Team aufgenommen und veränderte die Dynamik des Spiels.
