fumbler

Definition of Fumbler in English :

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Noun

1. blunderer, botcher, bumbler, bungler, butcher, fuckup, fumbler, sad sack, stumbler

someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Fumbler

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verb

1. (intr; often foll by for or with)

to grope about clumsily or blindly, esp in searching

he was fumbling in the dark for the money he had dropped

2. (intr; foll by at or with)

to finger or play with, esp in an absent-minded way

3.

to say or do hesitantly or awkwardly

he fumbled the introduction badly

4.

to fail to catch or grasp (a ball, etc) cleanly

noun

5.

the act of fumbling

Fumbler

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verb intransitive, verb transitiveWord forms: ˈfumbled or ˈfumbling

1.

to search (for a thing) by feeling about awkwardly with the hands; grope clumsily

2.

to handle (a thing) clumsily or unskillfully; bungle

3.

to lose one's grasp on (a football, etc.) while trying to catch or hold it

4.

to make (one's way) clumsily or by groping

noun

5.

the act or fact of fumbling

6.

a football, etc. that has been fumbled

Fumbler

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v. fum·bled, fum·bling, fum·bles

v.intr.

1. To touch or handle nervously or idly: fumble with a necktie.

2. To grope awkwardly to find or to accomplish something: fumble for a key.

3. To proceed awkwardly and uncertainly; blunder: fumble through a speech.

4.

a. Football To drop a ball that is in play.

b. Baseball To mishandle a ground ball.

v.tr.

1. To touch or handle clumsily or idly: "fumbled the skeleton key into the lock and turned it" (Bentley Dadmun).

2. To make a mess of; bungle. See Synonyms at botch.

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

4.

a. Football To drop (a ball) while in play.

b. Baseball To mishandle (a ground ball).

n.

1. The act or an instance of fumbling.

2. Sports A ball that has been fumbled.

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