fumble
- fumble
1) famle, fomle, rote
2) miste/rote vekk ballen
famle
I
subst. \/ˈfʌmbl\/
1) fomling, klosset forsøk
2) (sport) skjevt spark\/slag, bom
II
verb \/ˈfʌmbl\/
1) fomle, famle
2) fingre, pille, plukke, fikle
3) rote, lete, grave
4) forkludre, klusse (med), behandle klosset, være klosset
5) (ballspill) miste
• fumble a chance\/ball
6) (om sjanse) forspille
7) hakke, stamme
fumble about famle omkring
• fumble about in the dark
famle omkring i mørket
fumble at fomle med
• she fumbled at the lock in the dark
hun fomlet med låsen i mørket
fumble for famle etter
• he fumbled in his pockets for matches
han gravde i lommene etter fyrstikker
fumble one's way famle seg frem
fumble up (gammeldags) bylte sammen
fumble with fingre med
• he fumbled with his cap
han fingret med luen sin
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Fumble — Fum ble, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Fumbled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Fumbling}.] [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} … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fumble — (v.) mid 15c., handle clumsily, possibly from O.N. falma to fumble, grope. Similar words in Scandinavian and North Sea Germanic suggest onomatopoeia from a sound felt to indicate clumsiness (Cf. bumble, stumble, and obsolete English famble,… … Etymology dictionary
fumble — ► VERB 1) use the hands clumsily while doing or handling something. 2) (of the hands) do or handle something clumsily. 3) (fumble about/around) move about clumsily using the hands to find one s way. 4) express oneself or deal with something… … English terms dictionary
Fumble — Fum ble, v. t. To handle or manage awkwardly; to crowd or tumble together. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fumble — index miscue, mismanage Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
fumble — vb *botch, bungle, muff, cobble Analogous words: blunder, flounder, *stumble … New Dictionary of Synonyms
fumble — [v] bumble, mess up bollix*, botch*, bungle*, err, feel, flounder, flub*, fluff*, goof*, grapple, grope, lose the handle*, louse up*, misfield, mishandle, mismanage, scrabble*, screw up*, spoil, stumble; concepts 101,181 Ant. do well … New thesaurus
fumble — [fum′bəl] vi., vt. fumbled, fumbling [var. of ME famelen, prob. < ON famla, akin to Du fommeln, Ger fummeln] 1. to search (for a thing) by feeling about awkwardly with the hands; grope clumsily 2. to handle (a thing) clumsily or unskillfully;… … English World dictionary
Fumble — A fumble in American and Canadian football is when a player, who has possession and control of the ball, drops the ball. By rule, it is any act other than passing, kicking or successful handing that results in loss of player possession. A fumble… … Wikipedia
Fumble — Ein Turnover bedeutet im American Football den Ballverlust und die Abgabe des Angriffrechts einer Mannschaft. Dies ist beim American Football schwerwiegend, da man ohne Angriffsrecht nur schwer punkten kann. Es gibt drei Arten des Turnovers:… … Deutsch Wikipedia
fumble — I UK [ˈfʌmb(ə)l] / US verb Word forms fumble : present tense I/you/we/they fumble he/she/it fumbles present participle fumbling past tense fumbled past participle fumbled 1) [intransitive] to try to hold, move, or find something using your hands… … English dictionary
