Meaning
- (noun) A ball etc. that has been dropped by accident.
- (verb) To handle nervously or awkwardly. “He fumbled the key into the lock.”
- (verb) To grope awkwardly in trying to find something “He fumbled for his keys.”
- (verb) To blunder uncertainly. “He fumbled through his prepared speech.”
- (verb) To grope about in perplexity; to seek awkwardly. “to fumble for an excuse”
- (verb) To drop a ball or a baton etc. by accident.
- (verb) To handle much; to play childishly; to turn over and over.
- (noun) A dessert similar to a cross between a fool and a crumble.
Letter breakdown
- Fumble contains 6 letters: 2 vowel(s) and 4 consonant(s).
- It uses 6 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 1.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 13.
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Words starting with FUM
- fum
- fumbled
- fumbler
- fumblers
- fumbles
- fumbling
- fume
- fumed
- fumes
- fumigate
- fumigated
- fumigates
- fumigating
- fumigation
- fumigator
- fumigators
- fuming
- fums
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Words ending with BLE
Reader questions
What does Fumble mean?
A ball etc. that has been dropped by accident.
How many letters are in Fumble?
Fumble has 6 letters.
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