'fumblingly
World English Dictionary
fumble (ˈfʌmbəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | (intr; |
| 2. | (intr; |
| 3. | to say or do hesitantly or awkwardly: he fumbled the introduction badly |
| 4. | to fail to catch or grasp (a ball, etc) cleanly |
| —n | |
| 5. | the act of fumbling |
| [C16: probably of Scandinavian origin; related to Swedish fumla] | |
| 'fumbler | |
| —n | |
| 'fumblingly | |
| —adv | |
| 'fumblingness | |
| —n | |
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
Explore Dictionary.com
More from Thesaurus.com
Synonyms and Antonyms for 'fumblingly
More from Reference.com
Search for articles containing 'fumblingly
More from Dictionary.com Translator
Translate 'fumblingly into French
Translate 'fumblingly into German
Translate 'fumblingly into Italian
Translate 'fumblingly into another language
00:10
'fumblingly
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
Dictionary.com Word FAQs
Dictionary.com presents 366 FAQs, incorporating some of the frequently asked questions from the past with newer queries.
Nearby Words
Copyright © 2013 Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.
