The meaning of FUMBLE is to grope for or handle something clumsily or aimlessly. How to use fumble in a sentence.

FUMBLE definition: 1. to do something awkwardly, especially when using your hands: 2. in sport, to fail to hold on to…. Learn more.

FUMBLE definition: to feel or grope about clumsily. See examples of fumble used in a sentence.

Definition of fumble verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Define fumble. fumble synonyms, fumble pronunciation, fumble translation, English dictionary definition of fumble. v. fum·bled , fum·bling , fum·bles v. intr. 1. To touch or handle nervously or idly: fumble with …

to make, handle, etc., clumsily or inefficiently: to fumble an attempt; He fumbled his way through the crowded room. Sport to fail to hold or maintain hold on (a ball) after having touched it or carried it.

Dec 14, 2025 · fumble (third-person singular simple present fumbles, present participle fumbling, simple past and past participle fumbled) (transitive, intransitive) To handle nervously or awkwardly.

FUMBLE meaning: 1 : to search for something by reaching or touching with your fingers in an awkward or clumsy way often used figuratively; 2 : to handle something in an awkward or clumsy way usually + …

If you fumble for something or fumble with something, you try and reach for it or hold it in a clumsy way. She crept from the bed and fumbled for her dressing gown.

If you're a football fan you know all about the agony of the fumble — the clumsy handling of the ball that makes you drop it or lose possession. Fumbling is an uncoordinated movement that can involve your …