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Definition of fumble

Fumble
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.] 1. To feel or grope about; to make awkward attempts to do or find something. Adams now began to fumble in his pockets. --Fielding. 2. 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. --Wordsworth. 3. To handle much; to play childishly; to turn over and over. I saw him fumble with the sheets, and play with flowers. --Shak.
Fumble
Fumble Fum"ble, v. t. To handle or manage awkwardly; to crowd or tumble together. --Shak.

Meaning of fumble from wikipedia

- A fumble in gridiron football occurs when a player who has possession and control of the ball loses it before being downed (tackled), scoring, or going...
- Look up fumble, fumbled, or fumbles in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A fumble is a loss of ball possession in American football, and other ball sports...
- In American football, The Fumble is a play that occurred during the 1987 AFC Championship Game between the Cleveland Browns and Denver Broncos on January...
- The Butt Fumble was a notorious American football play from a National Football League (NFL) game pla**** on Thanksgiving Day, November 22, 2012, between...
- Fumble is the fifth studio album by American hardcore band Scream. It was recorded in December 1989 at Inner Ear Studios in Arlington, Virginia, and released...
- Fumbling Towards Ecstasy is the third studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Sarah McLachlan, released on 22 October 1993 in Canada, 15 February 1994...
- allowed. Dwight Freeney (5.5 sacks and 4 forced fumbles) and Robert Mathis (9.5 sacks, 4 forced fumbles, 2 fumble recoveries) were widely considered to be among...
- season in forced fumbles each year. Robert Mathis currently holds the record for most seasons leading the league in forced fumbles with 3. List of NFL...
- Don't Fumble, Darling (German: Nicht fummeln, Liebling) is a 1970 West German comedy film directed by May Spils and starring Werner Enke, Gila von Weitershausen...
- Fumble were an English rock and roll revival group, that formed in 1967 and disbanded in 1982. They had specialised in covering rock and roll classics...