fumbling

Meaning of fumbling

verb
  1. To handle nervously or awkwardly.
    He fumbled the key into the lock.
  2. To grope awkwardly in trying to find something
    He fumbled for his keys.
  3. To blunder uncertainly.
    He fumbled through his prepared speech.
  4. To grope about in perplexity; to seek awkwardly.
    to fumble for an excuse
  5. To drop a ball or a baton etc. by accident.
  6. To handle much; to play childishly; to turn over and over.

noun

An instance of clumsiness, especially of the hands or fingers.

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Hyphenation of fumbling

fum-bling

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
  • fumbling is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

fumbling synonyms

Meaning bungling:

bungling, clumsy, incompetent

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