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to fumble
01
to ruin or make a mess of something
Examples
He fumbled the project by missing the deadline.
02
to search around by touch and without seeing
Grammatical Information
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
fumble
3rd person singular
fumbles
Past simple
fumbled
Past participle
fumbled
Examples
She fumbled for her keys in the dark.
03
to handle or grip something clumsily or ineffectively
Informal
Examples
She fumbles with the keys, struggling to unlock the door.
04
to move clumsily or awkwardly, often while unsure of one's path
Examples
She fumbled along the icy sidewalk.
05
to drop or fail to play a ball cleanly in sports, especially baseball or American football
Examples
The quarterback fumbled the snap.
Fumble
01
an act of dropping or failing to catch the ball properly
Informal
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Plural form
fumbles
Examples
His fumble in the final seconds of the game cost his team the championship.
