fumble - Meaning in Kannada

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fumble - Meaning in Kannada

fumble Word Forms & Inflections

Definitions and Meaning of fumble in English

fumble noun

1. (sports) dropping the ball

   Synonyms

   muff

fumble verb

1. drop or juggle or fail to play cleanly a grounder

   Example

   • "fumble a grounder"
2. handle clumsily
3. feel about uncertainly or blindly

   Synonyms

   grope, grope

   Example

   • "She groped for her glasses in the darkness of the bedroom"
4. make one's way clumsily or blindly

   Synonyms

   blunder

   Example

   • "He fumbled towards the door"
5. make a mess of, destroy or ruin

   Synonyms

   ball up, blow, blow, bobble, bodge, bollix up, bollix, bollocks up, bollocks, botch up, botch, bumble, bungle, flub, fluff, foul up, fuck up, louse up, mess up, mishandle, muck up, muff, screw up, spoil

   Examples

   • "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"
   • "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement"

Synonyms of fumble

• muff
• grope
• blunder
• ball up, blow, bobble, bodge, bollix, bollix up, bollocks, bollocks up, botch, botch up, bumble, bungle, flub, fluff, foul up, fuck up, louse up, mess up, mishandle, muck up, muff, screw up, spoil

Description

A fumble in gridiron football occurs when a player who has possession and control of the ball loses it before being downed (tackled), scoring, or going out of bounds. By rule, it is any act other than passing, kicking, punting, or successful handing that results in loss of ball possession by a player.

Also see "Fumble" on Wikipedia

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