English to French Meaning of fumble - tâtonner

Fumble :

tâtonner

verb

tâtonner, duvet, confusion, faire un gâchis de, déconner

Fumble :: tâtonnerFumbled :: tâtonnéFumbles :: échappésFumbling :: tâtonnement

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Definitions of fumble in English

Noun(1) (sports
Verb(1) feel about uncertainly or blindly(2) make one's way clumsily or blindly(3) handle clumsily(4) make a mess of, destroy or ruin(5) drop or juggle or fail to play cleanly a grounder

Examples of fumble in English

(1) He registered two sacks, blocked a field goal and recovered a fumble .(2) They tell Suggs that he better pitch the ball back if he recovers a fumble or intercepts a pass, but he doesn't seem to listen.(3) It takes some skill to pull the pitch off because if you do it with any little bit of mistiming you will fumble the ball away.(4) Months earlier, in the preseason, Barton intercepted two passes and returned a fumble for a score - all in one quarter - against Arizona.(5) Three starters return from last year's unit that was the worst in the league - its highlight coming when an offensive lineman picked up a fumble and scored in an upset victory over Missouri.(6) his fumble was recovered on the 6-yard line(7) In two preseason games, he returned a fumble for a touchdown (before a penalty nullified the play), and he blocked a punt for a safety.(8) a fumble from the keeper caused the third goal(9) to fumble for sth(10) a quick fumble in a downtown tavern(11) So when he spiked it was a live ball - a fumble - grabbed by Jax and returned almost to the Steelers' goal line.(12) just one fumble during a tyre change could separate the winners from the losers(13) I made a major fumble last night in modifying the journal files and creating a new one for the day's new entry.(14) just one fumble during a tire change could separate the winners from the losers(15) he recovered a fumble after a bad exchange(16) By now you know all the terminology, but you don't know if a bouncing ball is a fumble until you watch it on replay from five different angles.

Synonyms

Noun

1. slip ::

caleçon

2. muff ::

manchon

Verb

3. grope ::

tâtonner

4. stumble ::

trébucher

5. miss ::

manquer

7. blunder ::

gaffe

8. muff ::

manchon

Different Forms

fumble, fumbled, fumbles, fumbling

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