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Fumble Fumbling Meaning Fʌmbl V.摸索,搜寻 Fumbled Handbag Pen

Front fumble
Pron ['fʌmbl]
Back 【fumble】
v.摸索,搜寻
She fumbled about in her handbag for a pen to write a memorandum.
她在手提包里摸索着找钢笔,想写个备忘录。
Vocab
fumblefeel about uncertainly or blindly

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 entire body, not just your hands. Witness the poor parent of a newborn trying to fumble with a diaper on at three in the morning. Fumble has a more metaphorical meaning as well, meaning to mess up or mishandle. Politicians are often accused of fumbling the major issues.

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