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Meanings of fumble in English

Portuguese
borrar
Catalan
espifiar
Spanish
arruinar

Make a mess of, destroy or ruin.

borrar
Portuguese
fumble

(Sports) dropping the ball.

fumble
Portuguese
tatear

Feel about uncertainly or blindly.

Related terms
tatear

Make one's way clumsily or blindly.

Synonyms
Examples for "grope"
Examples for "grope"
1
Please tell me in your own words-anddon't grope for fine sentiment.
Second Foundation
2
I saw my hand grope her fancy boots-toofar below me suddenly.
Crazy for the storm: a memoir of survival
3
He started up in bed and began to grope for the matchbox.
Kafir Stories: Seven Short Stories
4
That being so, they were not left to grope in the dark.
Expositions of Holy Scripture: St. Luke
5
Beyond the light of the fire he had to grope his way.
The Heart of Unaga
Usage of fumble in English
1
Leaders who fumble crises like these often pay a high political price.
Reuters
2
I fumble for my phone, then speed-dial the last number-theDuty Officer.
Equoid
3
Linebacker Luke Kuechly recovered the fumble at the New Orleans 45-yard line.
Reuters
4
Indianapolis cornerback Vontae Davis forced the fumble, and safety Mike Adams recovered.
Reuters
5
Undaunted by his fumble, Stidham kept the pressure on the Bulldogs' defense.
Reuters
6
At the upper landing he was compelled to fumble for the bell.
The Street of Seven Stars
7
Hannah went over to it and began to fumble with the bolt.
The Northern Iron
8
Watt has seven quarterback hurries, a forced fumble and two pass deflections.
Reuters
9
Locke came up to hit the Bears quarterback and forced a fumble.
Reuters
10
Newton's fourth-quarter fumble on a scramble resulted in Dawson's 39-yard field goal.
Reuters
11
The Titans had not lost a fumble through their first four games.
Reuters
12
Oh, they also had six tackles for loss and a fumble recovery.
Chicago sun times
13
These peasants' are the only pockets in which they can fumble nowadays.
In and out of Three Normandy Inns
14
It forced three fourth-quarter turnovers - two interceptions and a fumble recovery.
Reuters
15
He has forced one fumble, recovered three fumbles and intercepted one pass.
Reuters
16
Thompson lost a fumble on a scramble to end the first drive.
Reuters
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Translations for fumble
Spanish
arruinar
Fumble through the time
Fumble across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common