English-Thai Dictionary

fumble

N ความ ซุ่มซ่าม  ความ เงอะงะ  kwam-sum-sam

 

fumble

VI เงอะงะ  งุ่มง่าม  ซุ่มซ่าม  flounder grope ngoe-nga

 

fumble

VT เงอะงะ  งุ่มง่าม  ซุ่มซ่าม  ngoe-nga

 

fumble for

PHRV พยายาม ทำ อย่าง งุ่มง่าม  feel about feel for pa-ya-yam-tam-yang-ngum-ngam

 

fumble with

PHRV ทำ ซุ่มซ่าม  งุ่มง่าม  tam-hai-sum-sam

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

FUMBLE

v.i. 1. To feel or grope about; to attempt awkwardly.
2. To grope about in perplexity; to seek awkwardly; as, to fumble for an excuse.
3. To handle much; to play childishly; to turn over and over.
I saw him fumble with the sheets, and play with flowers.

 

FUMBLE

v.t.To manage awkwardly; to crowd or tumble together.

 

FUMBLER

n.One who gropes or manages awkwardly.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

FUMBLE

Fum "ble, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Fumbled; p. pr. & vb. n. Fumbling. ]Etym: [Akin to D. fommelen to crumple, fumble, Sw. fumla to fusuble, famla to grope, Dan. famle to grope, fumble, Icel. falme, AS. folm palm of the hand. See Feel, and cf. Fanble, Palm. ]

 

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 Fum "ble, v. t.

 

Defn: To handle or manage awkwardly; to crowd or tumble together. Shak.

 

FUMBLER

FUMBLER Fum "bler, n.

 

Defn: One who fumbles.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

fumble

fum ble |ˈfəmbəl ˈfəmbəl | ▶verb [ no obj. ] use the hands clumsily while doing or handling something: she fumbled with the lock. • (fumble around /about ) move clumsily in various directions using the hands to find one's way: Greg fumbled around in the closet and found his black jacket. • [ with obj. ] use the hands clumsily to move (something ) as specified: she fumbled a cigarette from her bag. • [ with obj. ] Football drop or lose control of (the ball ), sometimes causing a turnover: he seldom fumbled a ball. • [ with obj. ] (in other ball games ) fail to catch or field (the ball, a pass, a shot, etc. ) cleanly. • express oneself or deal with something clumsily or nervously: asked for explanations, Michael had fumbled for words. ▶noun [ usu. in sing. ] an act of using the hands clumsily while doing or handling something: just one fumble during a tire change could separate the winners from the losers. • Football an act of dropping or losing control of the ball, sometimes causing a turnover: his fumble was recovered on the 6-yard line. • (in other ball games ) an act of failing to catch or field the ball cleanly. • an act of managing or dealing with something clumsily: we are not talking about subtle errors of judgment, but major fumbles. DERIVATIVES fum bler |ˈfəmb (ə )lər |noun, fum bling ly |ˈfəmb (ə )liNGlē |adverb ORIGIN late Middle English: from Low German fommeln or Dutch fommelen.

 

Oxford Dictionary

fumble

fum ¦ble |ˈfʌmb (ə )l | ▶verb [ no obj., with adverbial ] do or handle something clumsily: she fumbled with the lock. • (fumble about /around ) move clumsily in various directions using the hands to find one's way: he fumbled about in the dark but could not find her. • [ with obj. and adverbial ] use the hands clumsily to move (something ) as specified: she fumbled a cigarette from her bag. • [ with obj. ] (in ball games ) fail to catch or field (the ball ) cleanly. • express oneself or deal with something clumsily or nervously: Michael had fumbled for words. ▶noun [ usu. in sing. ] an act of doing or handling something clumsily: just one fumble during a tyre change could separate the winners from the losers. • informal an act of fondling someone for sexual pleasure. • (in ball games ) an act of failing to catch or field the ball cleanly. • an act of managing or dealing with something clumsily: we are not talking about subtle errors of judgement, but major fumbles. DERIVATIVES fumbler noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from Low German fommeln or Dutch fommelen.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

fumble

fumble verb 1 she fumbled for her keys: grope, fish, search blindly, scrabble around. 2 he fumbled about in the dark: stumble, blunder, flounder, lumber, stagger, totter, lurch; (fumble about /around ) feel one's way, grope one's way. 3 the quarterback fumbled the ball: miss, drop, mishandle, bobble. 4 she fumbled her lines: mess up, make a mess of, bungle, mismanage, mishandle, spoil; informal make a hash of, fluff, botch, muff, flub. ▶noun a fumble from the goaltender: slip, mistake, error, gaffe; informal slip-up, boo-boo.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

fumble

fumble verb 1 he fumbled for his keys: grope, feel about, search blindly, scrabble around, muddle around; fish, delve, cast about /around /round for; archaic grabble for. 2 he fumbled about in the dark but could not find her: stumble, blunder, flounder, lumber, bumble, stagger, totter, lurch, move clumsily, move awkwardly; feel one's way, grope one's way. 3 the keeper fumbled the ball: fail to catch, miss, drop, mishandle, handle awkwardly; misfield. 4 he had fumbled the initiative: botch, bungle, mismanage, mishandle, spoil; blunder, make a mistake; informal make a mess of, make a hash of, fluff, muff, screw up, foul up, blow, louse up; Brit. informal make a pig's ear of, make a muck of, cock up; N. Amer. informal flub. ▶noun 1 a fumble from the goalkeeper: slip, miss, drop, mishandling; misfielding; mistake, error, gaffe, fault, botch; informal slip-up, clanger, boob, boo-boo, howler, foul-up; Brit. informal cock-up. 2 informal a kiss and a fumble: fondle, grope, caress, hug, embrace, cuddle; informal feel-up.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

fumble

fum ble /fʌ́mb (ə )l /動詞 自動詞 1 (無器用に )手探りする, «…を » 捜し回る (about, around ); 【言葉などを捜して 】口ごもる «for » ▸ fumble about in one's pocket for a key かぎを見つけようとポケットの中を手探りする 2 «…を » 無器用な手つきで扱う, いじくる «with » .3 しくじる ; 〘スポーツ 〙(野球 フットボールなどで )球を捕らえ損ねる, ファンブルする .他動詞 1 …を無器用に扱う, いじくる .2 〖～ A C 〗手探りでAをCする ▸ He fumbled the door open .手探りして戸を開けた 3 〘スポーツ 〙〈球 〉をファンブルする .f ù mble one's w á y 手探りして進む .名詞 C 〘スポーツ 〙ファンブル .f ú m bler 名詞