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fumbling::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | bungling, clumsy, incompetent |
his fumbling attempt to put up a shelf.
Examples of fumbling
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Charlestown started the second half by fumbling at its 34, but the defense held.
From the courier-journal.com
Oregon State was in dire straits after fumbling again at their own 45-yard line.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Leon can do no wrong, even when fumbling the ball and costing his team the game.
From the usatoday.com
Whatever transpired, it contributed to Virginia fumbling away an 11-point lead.
From the washingtonpost.com
We risk fumbling good policy ideas for the sake of catchy sloganeering campaigns.
From the forbes.com
Was all his fumbling and bumbling the real Rod, and not just some sympathy act?
From the stltoday.com
Even Nate Swift is prone to a mistake, fumbling a third-quarter punt on his 20.
From the omaha.com
Tired from all the fumbling, UCLA took a break by getting a field goal blocked.
From the ocregister.com
Warner praised his blockers for helping him solve his chronic fumbling problem.
From the omaha.com
- (sports) dropping the ball
- Grope: feel about uncertainly or blindly; "She groped for her glasses in the darkness of the bedroom"
- Make one's way clumsily or blindly; "He fumbled towards the door"
- Handle clumsily
- Botch: make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement"
- Drop or juggle or fail to play cleanly a grounder; "fumble a grounder"
- (fumbling) bungling: showing lack of skill or aptitude; "a bungling workman"; "did a clumsy job"; "his fumbling attempt to put up a shelf"
- A fumble in American and Canadian football occurs when a player, who has possession and control of the ball loses it. By rule, it is any act other than passing, kicking or successful handing that results in loss of player possession. ...
- Fumble is the fifth and final studio album by American hardcore band Scream, recorded December 1989 at Inner Ear Studios in Arlington, Virginia, and released in July 1993 through Dischord. ...
