Gloat vs Fumble - What's the difference?
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To exhibit a conspicuous sense of self-satisfaction, often at an adversary's misfortune.
(intransitive) To idly touch or nervously handle
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(intransitive) To grope awkwardly in trying to find something
* Fielding
To blunder uncertainly.
To grope about in perplexity; to seek awkwardly.
* Chesterfield
* Wordsworth
(transitive, intransitive, sports) To drop a ball or a baton etc.
To handle much; to play childishly; to turn over and over.
* Shakespeare
As verbs the difference between gloat and fumble
is that gloat is to exhibit a conspicuous sense of self-satisfaction, often at an adversary's misfortune while fumble is (intransitive) to idly touch or nervously handle.As nouns the difference between gloat and fumble
is that gloat is an act or instance of gloating while fumble is (sports) a ball etc that has been dropped.gloat
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(fumbl)- Waiting for the interview, he fumbled with his tie.
- He fumbled the key into the lock.
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- He fumbled for his keys.
- He fumbled his way to the light-switch.
- Adams now began to fumble in his pockets.
- He fumbled through his prepared speech.
- to fumble for an excuse
- My understanding flutters and my memory fumbles .
- Alas! how he fumbles about the domains.
- I saw him fumble with the sheets, and play with flowers.
