fumbled
past simple and past participle offumble
| 单词 | fumbled |
| 释义 | fumbled past simple and past participle offumble fumble verb uk/ˈfʌm.bəl/us/ˈfʌm.bəl/fumbleverb(DO STH AWKWARDLY)[Iusually+ adv/prep] to do somethingawkwardly,especiallywhen usingyourhands: I fumbledwiththelock. He fumbledinhispocketsforsomechange. She fumbledaround/aboutin herhandbag,lookingfor herkey. They fumbledaround/about(=movedawkwardly)in thedark,tryingtofindtheirway out of thecinema. Inability and awkwardness
fumbleverb(SPORT)[I,T] insport, tofailtocatchaball: If Wilson hadn't fumbled thatcatch, we might havewonthematch. Failing and doing badly
fumbleverb(THINK OF A WORD)[Iusually+ adv/prep] to havedifficultysaying orthinkingofsuitablewords: I was fumblingfortherightword. Experiencing difficulties
Examplesoffumbledfumbled In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Some, he said, seemed to have a definite purpose, while othersfumbledtheir way around as if driven by the weather. From theCambridge English Corpus In that case, when nature has apparentlyfumbled, human hands can seek to rescue. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They first of ailfumbledabout the date. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I got the impression that shefumbledover that. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I believe that we have here not a genuine, radical experiment, but afumbledand inadequate piece of analysis of an extremely complex issue. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 In no field have we as a countryfumbledmore and guessed more incorrectly. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 However, shefumbledin her handbag and produced some change, accepting my apologies for tendering cash in such a quaint old-fashioned way. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Theyfumbledabout and hoped we would tire from exhaustion. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Ifumbledmy way, trying to find an outlet for art through my background and faced difficulties. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 She did not have an answer, shefumbledand could only repeat her opposition to privatisation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That places stress and strain on them and can producefumbledjudgments and mistaken decisions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He trembled,fumbledand lost his way. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He hasfumbledand he has fudged. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Burnham, over the past fortnight, and the past week in particular, has mumbled,fumbledand stumbled. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They havefumbledit on occasions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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