Definitions for fumbling
fum·bling

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. bungling, clumsy, fumbling, incompetentadjective

   showing lack of skill or aptitude

   "a bungling workman"; "did a clumsy job"; "his fumbling attempt to put up a shelf"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. fumblingnoun

   An instance of clumsiness, especially of the hands or fingers.

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1. fumbling

   Fumbling generally refers to handling or manipulating something clumsily or ineffectively, often resulting in dropping or mishandling the object in question. It can also be used metaphorically to describe a person's overall lack of coordination or competence in performing a task or activity.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. Fumbling

   of Fumble

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1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of fumbling in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of fumbling in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of fumbling in a Sentence

1. Owen Labrie:

   Fumbling to put the condom on, I thought to myself, 'Maybe we shouldn't do this,' it wouldn't have been a good move, to have sex with this girl.

2. Rivka Gerwitz Little:

   When you take something like a transit card and you enable it with mobile, it makes it so much easier. We will stop the fumbling with Metrocards that we see every day.

3. Google UX researcher Zachary Yorke:

   Were ingrained to avoid talking at the same time while minimizing silence between turns. A delay of five-tenths of a second [500 milliseconds] -- whether from laggy audio or fumbling for the unmute button -- is more than double what were used to in-person.

4. Neil Tangri:

   The focus is on collecting and disposing of plastics instead of reducing the quantity produced, japan has the opportunity to lead on this issue by reducing the production and use of plastic. They're fumbling the opportunity.

5. John W. Gardner:

   We pay a heavy price for our fear of failure. It is a powerful obstacle to growth. It assures the progressive narrowing of the personality and prevents exploration and experimentation. There is no learning without some difficulty and fumbling. If you want to keep on learning, you must keep on risking failure all your life.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=fumbling
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Fumbling
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fumbling