Fumble

What do we mean by fumble?

To touch or handle nervously or idly. intransitive verb

To grope awkwardly to find or to accomplish something. intransitive verb

To proceed awkwardly and uncertainly; blunder. intransitive verb

To drop a ball that is in play. intransitive verb

To mishandle a ground ball. intransitive verb

To touch or handle clumsily or idly. intransitive verb

To make a mess of; bungle. synonym: botch. intransitive verb

To feel or make (one's way) awkwardly. intransitive verb

To drop (a ball) while in play. intransitive verb

To mishandle (a ground ball). intransitive verb

The act or an instance of fumbling. noun

A ball that has been fumbled. noun

In base-ball, foot-ball, and other games, an act of fumbling. noun

To feel or grope about blindly or clumsily; hence, to make awkward attempts; seek or search for something awkwardly.

To stutter; stammer; hesitate in speech; mumble.

To find by groping; secure or ascertain by feeling about blindly or clumsily.

Specifically In base-ball, to stop or catch, as the ball, in such a clumsy manner that an opportunity is lost to put out an opponent.

To manage awkwardly; crowd or tumble together; jumble.

A ball etc. that has been dropped by accident.

Words that are spelled similarly to fumble:
fumble, humble, tumble, rumble, jumble, mumble, bumble, famble, fimble, dumble, kumble.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word fumble:
defensed, interception, recovery, touchdown, deflected, sack, punt, kickoff, recovered, linebacker, tackled, scrimmage, sacking, yards, blocked, lineman, turnover, quarterback, capitalized, patriots, kicker, defensive, nfc, halftime, kick, tackle, sophomore, quarter, kicks, ensuing, pass, offense, passes, rams, ers, honorable, rushing, ball, sacked, waived, jets, nfl, fullback, threw, totaled, rushed, kicked, rookie, freshman, afc, receiver, eagles, giants, possession, auburn, brady, bowl, tampa, titans, drove, forced, opener, overtime, crimson, honors, manning, cal, bears, bills, starter, downs, goal, drive, teammate, penn, tech, lions, ucla, brandon, mvp, sealed, tied, drafted, missed, score, tide, yard, return, zone, tight, defense, denver, dallas, indianapolis, playoff, loss, saints, sec, pro, incomplete.

Words that rhyme with fumble:
humble, tumble, stumble, rumble, crumble, jumble, grumble, wimble, trumble, gimbal, mumble, bumble, umbel, drumble, scumble, timbal, fimble, trumbull, tymbal, cimbal, dimble, sumbul, symbal, jumbal, gumbel, kumble, from bill, umble.

Adjectives that are often used to describe fumble:
quick, first, own, irish, second, vain, costly, only, bad, key, fatal, biggest, mere, disastrous, quarter, weak, single, last, must, employee, minute, momentary, ghastly, wildcat, drunken, unconscious, patient, earlier, initial, possible, early, slightest, right, apothecary, nervous, occasional, slight, spartan, trojan, longer.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective fumble:
recovery, recoveries, return, fingers, yards, tatonner, free, bunnies, yardage, factor, returns, dame.

Consonant match to fumble:
famble, fimble.

Words that sound like fumble:
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