Definitions for fumble

fumble fum·ble

Spelling: [fuhm-buh l]
IPA: /ˈfʌm bəl/

Fumble is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 17 points.

You can make 83 anagrams from letters in fumble (beflmu).

Definitions for fumble

noun

  1. the act of fumbling:
  2. Sports. an act or instance of fumbling the ball.

verb (used with object)

  1. to make, handle, etc., clumsily or inefficiently:
  2. Sports. to fail to hold or maintain hold on (a ball) after having touched it or carried it.

verb (used without object)

  1. to feel or grope about clumsily:
  2. Sports. to fumble the ball.

Origin of fumble

1500-10; akin to Norwegian, Swedish fumla, Middle Low German fummeln to grope, fumble

Examples for fumble

He began to fumble presently for his Bible,—he must have some help.

Following the fumble, all hope for a comeback—and, by extension, for a competitive game—vanished.

Fly, Ravens, Fly Baltimore capitalized on the James fumble, carving up the vaunted 49er defense with a mixture of run and pass.

He had promised me faithfully not to fumble with his cravat, and evidently he had not once stirred.

The girl's face flushed, and she began to fumble the shawl nervously with her fingers.

No language except the chaos we fumble with could make it possible.

But there were a whole lot of people crying “fumble” then, too.

Getting the ball back after the fumble and running 83 yards for the game-winning touchdown is a little better.

I heard him murmur something about the servants and fumble for the switch.

Yet the Saudis backed the intervention in Libya—only to see the Americans fumble their leadership once again.

Word Value for fumble
Scrable

13

Words with friends

17

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