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fum·ble  (f  m  b  l) KEY VERB: fum·bled, fum·bling, fum·bles VERB: intr.
- To touch or handle nervously or idly: fumble with a necktie.
- To grope awkwardly to find or to accomplish something: fumble for a key.
- To proceed awkwardly and uncertainly; blunder: fumble through a speech.
- Football To drop a ball that is in play.
- Baseball To mishandle a ground ball.
VERB: tr.
- To touch or handle clumsily or idly: "fumbled the receiver into its cradle" (Howard Kaplan).
- To make a mess of; bungle. See Synonyms at botch.
- To feel or make (one's way) awkwardly.
- Football To drop (a ball) while in play.
- Baseball To mishandle (a ground ball).
NOUN:
- The act or an instance of fumbling.
- Sports A ball that has been fumbled.
ETYMOLOGY:Middle English fomelen, to gropeOTHER FORMS:fumbler(Noun)
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