fumble

fumble
intransitive verb

fumble at or with — [herum]fingern an (+ Dat.)

fumble with one's papers — in seinen Papieren kramen (ugs.)

fumble in one's pockets for something — in seinen Taschen nach etwas fingern od. (ugs.) kramen

fumble for the light switch — nach dem Lichtschalter tasten

fumble [about or around] in the dark — im Dunkeln herumtasten

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verb
1) (to use one's hands awkwardly and with difficulty: He fumbled with the key; She fumbled about in her bag for her key.) herumfummeln
2) (to drop a ball (clumsily), or fail to hold or catch it.)
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fum·ble
[ˈfʌmbl̩]
I. vi
to \fumble [around [or about]] with sth an etw dat [herum]fingern, [ungeschickt] mit etw dat [herum]hantieren
2. (caress)
to \fumble [around [or about]] [herum]fummeln fam
to \fumble around [or about] [herum]tasten
to \fumble for [or about] sth nach etw dat tasten
\fumble around [or about] in the dark im Dunkeln [umher]tappen
to \fumble in one's pockets in seinen Taschen kramen
4. (in speech)
to \fumble for the right phrase/word [krampfhaft] nach dem passenden Ausdruck/Wort suchen
5. (in American football) den Ball fallen lassen, patzen fam
II. vt
1. (say wrong)
to \fumble one's lines/a speech seinen Text/eine Rede stammeln
2. SPORT
to \fumble the ball [or catch] (in American football) den Ball verlieren
to \fumble a play ein Spiel vermasseln [o ÖSTERR a. verhauen] fam
III. n SPORT [Ballannahme]fehler m
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['fʌmbl]
1. vi
umhertasten or -tappen

to fumble in the dark — im Dunkeln herumtasten or -tappen

to fumble in one's pockets — in seinen Taschen wühlen

to fumble (about) for sth — nach etw suchen or tasten; (in case, pocket, drawer) nach etw wühlen

to fumble with sth — an etw (dat) herumfummeln

to fumble for words — nach Worten suchen or ringen

2. vt
vermasseln (inf), verpfuschen (inf)

to fumble the ball — den Ball nicht sicher fangen

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fumble [ˈfʌmbl]
A v/i
1. auch fumble about (oder around)
a) herumtappen, -tasten,
b) (herum)fummeln (at an dat),
c) ungeschickt umgehen (with mit),
d) tastend suchen (for, after nach):
fumble in one’s pockets in seinen Taschen (herum)wühlen;
fumble for words nach Worten suchen
2. SPORT patzen (auch allg):
a) den Ball fallen lassen
b) den Ball verhauen
B v/t
1. ungeschickt umgehen mit
2. SPORT verpatzen (auch allg), den Ball fallen lassen oder verhauen
3. fumble out Worte mühsam (hervor)stammeln
C s
1. a) Herumtappen n, -tasten n
b) (Herum)Fummeln n
c) ungeschickter Umgang
d) tastendes Suchen
2. SPORT Patzer m (auch allg)
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intransitive verb

fumble at or with — [herum]fingern an (+ Dat.)

fumble with one's papers — in seinen Papieren kramen (ugs.)

fumble in one's pockets for something — in seinen Taschen nach etwas fingern od. (ugs.) kramen

fumble for the light switch — nach dem Lichtschalter tasten

fumble [about or around] in the dark — im Dunkeln herumtasten

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v.
tasten v.
umhertasten v.

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