Crossword clues for fumbled
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Fumble \Fum"ble\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Fumbled; p. pr. & vb. n. Fumbling.] [Akin to D. fommelen to crumple, fumble, Sw. fumla to fusuble, famla to grope, Dan. famle to grope, fumble, Icel. falme, AS. folm palm of the hand. See Feel, and cf. Fanble, Palm.]
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To feel or grope about; to make awkward attempts to do or find something.
Adams now began to fumble in his pockets.
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To grope about in perplexity; to seek awkwardly; as, to fumble for an excuse.
--Dryden.My understanding flutters and my memory fumbles.
--Chesterfield.Alas! how he fumbles about the domains.
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To handle much; to play childishly; to turn over and over.
I saw him fumble with the sheets, and play with flowers.
--Shak.
Wiktionary
vb. (en-past of: fumble)
Usage examples of "fumbled".
His hands fumbled for the neck of his suit, and he refastened the flapping lip of plastic.
Todd's fingers fumbled as he opened the sheets and glanced quickly through them.
She gestured the Gringg between the slim transmission pillars and fumbled to key in the coordinates.
As if in a trance, Greene fumbled at a tunic pocket and drew out a tape, laden with security seals.
Niall clutched at the counter for support and fumbled for a restorative spray, gave himself a massive dose.
He fumbled to turn the water on, alternating hot and cold sprays, unconcerned that he was still dressed.
She fumbled with the long, metallic sash, lifted it up over her head, and flung it as far across the room as she could.
Then she fumbled in the bundle she had over her shoulder and brought out a smoothed stick, wood oiled by long usage in cooking.
He fumbled strengthless gloved fingers on the helmet release and knew he'd succeeded only because he felt cooler air brushing across his sweaty throat.
She fumbled with the door release, managed it the second time and half fell from the sled.
He fumbled at his breast pocket, got out the slip of bark he kept there and one of the newer, more streamlined pencils and jotted down a note.
Then the man fumbled in a pouch and held out for Zainal's inspection some odd objects-squarish at one end and broken off at the other.
He turned his head backward, mouth wide open Sean fumbled for a lump of firestone.
He fumbled for a pain tablet, knocked it to the back of his mouth, and discovered that his neck was sore, too.
He fumbled around his papers and withdrew an instrument consisting of a ruler with a central sliding piece, both marked with logarithmic scales.