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Webster's Unabridged Dictionary: Library in Itself

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Fumble

Fumble (fumble)
v. i.(?)
Fum"ble
[imp. *** p. p. Fumbled (?)] p. pr. *** vb. n. Fumbling (?).] [Akin to D. fommelen to crumple, fumble, Sw. fumla to fusuble, famla to grope, Dan. famle to grope,
  1. To feel or grope about] to make awkward attempts to do or find something.

    Adams now began to fumble in his pockets. Fielding.

  2. To grope about in perplexity; to seek awkwardly; as, to fumble for an excuse.
    Dryden.

    My understanding flutters and my memory fumbles. Chesterfield.

    Alas! how he fumbles about the domains. Wordsworth.

  3. To handle much; to play childishly; to turn over and over.

    I saw him fumble with the sheets, and play with flowers. Shak.

Fumble

Fumble (fumble)
v. t.
Fum"ble
  1. To handle or manage awkwardly; to crowd or tumble together.
    Shak.












Webster's Unabridged Dictionary: Library in Itself

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