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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
fumble/ˈfʌmbl/
▶verb
- 1 use the hands clumsily while doing or handling something.
■ (fumble about/around) move about clumsily using the hands to find one's way.
■ (in ball games) fail to catch or field (the ball) cleanly.
- 2 express oneself or deal with something clumsily or nervously.
■ informal an act of fondling someone for sexual pleasure.
– derivatives
fumbler noun,
fumbling adjective,
fumblingly adverb.
fumbler noun,
fumbling adjective,
fumblingly adverb.
– origin ME: from Low Ger. fommeln or Du. fommelen.
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