Толковый словарь английского языка - fumble
Fumble
fumble
I. verb (~d; fumbling) Etymology: probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Swedish fumla to ~ Date: 1534 intransitive verb 1. to grope for or handle something clumsily or aimlessly, to make awkward attempts to do or find something , to search by trial and error, blunder , to feel one's way or move awkwardly, 3. to drop or juggle or fail to play cleanly a grounder, to lose hold of a football while handling or running with it, transitive verb to bring about by clumsy manipulation, 2. to feel or handle clumsily, to deal with in a blundering way ; bungle , to make (one's way) in a clumsy manner, 4. misplay , to lose hold of (a football) while handling or running, ~r noun fumblingly adverb II. noun Date: 1634 an act or instance of fumbling, a ~d ball
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v. & n. --v. 1 intr. (often foll. by at, with, for, after) use the hands awkwardly, grope about. 2 tr. a handle or deal with clumsily or nervously. b Sport fail to stop (a ball) cleanly. --n. an act of fumbling. Derivatives fumbler n. fumblingly adv. Etymology: LG fummeln, fommeln, Du. fommelen ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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