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Meanings of fumbling in English
Usage of fumbling in English
1
Finally, after a good deal of fumbling about she approached the proprietor.
2
Is Labour fumbling the political football when it comes to Maori voters?
3
In his confused fumbling for a name he'd almost said Starship Enterprise.
4
For a moment I thought he was just fumbling the bottleback sushi.
5
It's often an embarrassing, fumbling-in-the-dark experience or a bit of an anti-climax.
6
He paused and began fumbling in a large locker under the companion-steps.
7
And look at this one, she said, fumbling to find another photo.
8
Half mechanically he was fumbling in the side pocket of his coat.
9
She was fumbling at a package in the bosom of her dress.
10
I just remember him fumbling in my pockets before he hoofed it.
11
Then the fumbling noise began to die away: the men were passing.
12
And the man was already fumbling in his left pocket for them.
13
Ellis was already fumbling in his pockets, keeping count of the strokes.
14
Let me go. She was fumbling with the fastenings of the door.
15
He was fumbling with the pocket of the skirt as he ran.
16
She started nervously at the sound of a fumbling at the latch.
About this term
Frequent collocations
Fumbling through the time
Fumbling across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common