fumble: Meaning and Definition of

fum•ble

1. to feel or grope about clumsily: She fumbled in her purse for the keys.
2. to fumble the ball.

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

1. the act of fumbling: We completed the difficult experiment without a fumble.
2. an act or instance of fumbling the ball.