fum•bleˈfʌm bəl(v.; n.)-bled, -bling

1. (v.i.)to feel or grope about clumsily:

   He fumbled in his pocket for the keys.

2. to fail to hold a ball after having touched it or carried it, as in a baseball or football game.

   Category: Sport

3. to do something clumsily or unsuccessfully; blunder or fail.

4. (v.t.)to make, handle, etc., clumsily or ineffectively; botch:

   to fumble an attempt.

5. to fail to hold (a ball) after having touched it or carried it.

   Category: Sport

6. (n.)the act of fumbling.

7. an act or instance of fumbling the ball.

   Category: Sport

Origin of fumble:

1500–10

fum′bling•ly(adv.)