fumble
fumble is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 37 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.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.
- 2.To handle much; to play childishly; to turn over and over. I saw him fumble with the sheets, and play with flowers. Shak.
- 3.To handle or manage awkwardly; to crowd or tumble together. Shak.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- antenna
- feel
- feeler
- feeling
- finger
- forefinger
- grabble
- grope
- hand
- handle
- lambent
- manipulate
- manipulation
- massage
- out
- over
- palpability
- palpable
- palpation
- palpus
- pass
- paw
- pressure
- run
- tact
- tactile
- tactility
- taction
- tactual
- tangible
- the
- throw
- thumb
- touch
- tweedle
- twiddle
- wield
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is fumble.
- What is 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 called?
- What is to handle much; to play childishly; to turn over and over. I saw him fumble with the sheets, and play with flowers. Shak called?
- What is to handle or manage awkwardly; to crowd or tumble together. Shak called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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