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Fumble: meaning, definitions and examples

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fumble

 

[ หˆfสŒmbษ™l ]

Verb / Noun
Context #1 | Verb

in sports

To handle or play with something in a clumsy or unskillful way, often resulting in a mistake or error.

Synonyms

botch, bungle, mishandle

Examples of usage

  • She fumbled the ball and the other team scored a touchdown.
  • He fumbled with the controls and accidentally turned off the power.
Context #2 | Noun

general

An act of mishandling or dropping something due to clumsiness or lack of skill.

Synonyms

blunder, error, mistake

Examples of usage

  • She made a fumble while trying to catch the glass and it shattered on the floor.
  • His fumble with the paperwork caused a delay in the project.

Translations

Translations of the word "fumble" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น tropeรงar

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เค—เคฟเคฐ เคชเคกเคผเคจเคพ

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช stolpern

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ tersandung

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ัะฟะพั‚ะธะบะฐั‚ะธัั

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ potknฤ…ฤ‡ siฤ™

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ใคใพใšใ

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท trรฉbucher

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ tropezar

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท takฤฑlmak

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ๊ฑธ๋ ค ๋„˜์–ด์ง€๋‹ค

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ูŠุชุนุซุฑ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ zakopnout

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ zakopnรบลฅ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ่ทŒๅ€’

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ spotakniti se

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ hrasa

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ า›าฑะปะฐัƒ

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒ“แƒแƒ‘แƒ แƒ™แƒแƒšแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ bรผdrษ™mษ™k

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ tropezar

Etymology

The word 'fumble' originated from Middle English 'fomelen', which means to grope or feel about, probably of imitative origin. The word has evolved over the centuries to its current usage in sports and general contexts.

See also: fumbler.

Word Frequency Rank

At rank #27,921, this word represents specialized academic or technical vocabulary. It's less frequently encountered but may be valuable in specific contexts.