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fumble | undefined |

As a verb fumble

is (intransitive) to idly touch or nervously handle.

As a noun fumble

is (sports) a ball etc that has been dropped.

As an adjective undefined is

lacking a definition or value.

fumble

English

Verb

(fumbl)
  • (intransitive) To idly touch or nervously handle
    • Waiting for the interview, he fumbled with his tie.
    He fumbled the key into the lock.
  • * {{quote-news
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  • (intransitive) To grope awkwardly in trying to find something
    • He fumbled for his keys.
    He fumbled his way to the light-switch.
  • * Fielding
    • Adams now began to fumble in his pockets.
  • To blunder uncertainly.
    • He fumbled through his prepared speech.
  • To grope about in perplexity; to seek awkwardly.
    • to fumble for an excuse
  • * Chesterfield
    • My understanding flutters and my memory fumbles .
  • * Wordsworth
    • Alas! how he fumbles about the domains.
  • (transitive, intransitive, sports) To drop a ball or a baton etc.
  • To handle much; to play childishly; to turn over and over.
  • * Shakespeare
    • I saw him fumble with the sheets, and play with flowers.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (sports) A ball etc. that has been dropped

    • undefined

    English

    Adjective

    (wikipedia undefined) (-)
  • Lacking a definition or value.
  • (mathematics, computing) That does not have a meaning and is thus not assigned an interpretation.
    • The result of division by zero is undefined .

    Antonyms

    * defined