fumblingly

/fuhm-buhl/US // ˈfʌm bəl //UK // (ˈfʌmbəl) //

摸索地,摸索着,摸索着说,摸索中

Definitions

v.无主动词 verb

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fum·bled, fum·bling.
- : to feel or grope about clumsily: She fumbled in her purse for the keys.
- : Sports. to fumble the ball.

v.有主动词 verb

1
fum·bled, fum·bling.
- : to make, handle, etc., clumsily or inefficiently: to fumble an attempt; He fumbled his way through the crowded room.
- : Sports. to fail to hold or maintain hold on after having touched it or carried it.

n.名词 noun

1
- : the act of fumbling: We completed the difficult experiment without a fumble.
- :

Synonyms & Antonyms

as inawkwardly

Synonyms

clumsily笨拙地,拙劣地,笨重地,笨手笨脚地 stiffly僵硬地,僵硬的,坚硬地,生硬地 bunglingly一塌糊涂地,一塌糊涂,一塌糊涂的,糊里糊涂地 carelessly不经意地,不经意间,不小心,不经意的 gawkily目不转睛地看着,目不转睛地看,目不转睛地盯着,目不转睛地 gracelessly不客气地,愉快地,黯然神伤地,黯然地 inelegantly不雅观地,不雅地,不雅观的,不雅观 ineptly无能地,不合时宜地,无效地,无能

Examples

Trubisky lost a fumble on a sack, although the Packers might have gotten away with a face-mask penalty that went uncalled.
He had a touchdown on a 17-yard return of a fumble recovery, then had a touchdown on a 28-yard return of a fumble recovery on the Vikings’ next offensive play.
The Wildcats’ 29-20 loss in East Lansing — a game closer than its margin since the Spartans recovered a fumble in the end zone on the final play — serves as a routine reminder of the inconsistencies of most college football teams.
The score was tied at 7 when the Tigers’ Cole Mashburn recovered the fumble at the Memphis 46-yard line.
A forced fumble of Burrow by rookie defensive end Chase Young shut down one Cincinnati scoring attempt, in the second quarter, and the costly misses of Cincinnati’s kicker, Randy Bullock, spared other scores.
Following the fumble, all hope for a comeback—and, by extension, for a competitive game—vanished.
Getting the ball back after the fumble and running 83 yards for the game-winning touchdown is a little better.
But there were a whole lot of people crying “fumble” then, too.
Fly, Ravens, Fly Baltimore capitalized on the James fumble, carving up the vaunted 49er defense with a mixture of run and pass.
However, they also break if you drop them, a bad gift for the fumble-fingered.
Shoeblossom heard his visitor utter an exclamation of annoyance, and fumble in his pocket for matches.
Seeing that she did not at once obey, Alfred actually began to fumble hastily with the straps that held her riding-skirt in place.
Then he began to fumble and search through the pages of his book until he found what he wanted.

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fumblingly

/fuhm-buhl/US // ˈfʌm bəl //UK // (ˈfʌmbəl) //

摸索地,摸索着,摸索着说,摸索中

Related Words

Definitions

v.无主动词 verb

1
fum·bled, fum·bling.
- : to feel or grope about clumsily: She fumbled in her purse for the keys.
- : Sports. to fumble the ball.

v.有主动词 verb

1
fum·bled, fum·bling.
- : to make, handle, etc., clumsily or inefficiently: to fumble an attempt; He fumbled his way through the crowded room.
- : Sports. to fail to hold or maintain hold on after having touched it or carried it.

n.名词 noun

1
- : the act of fumbling: We completed the difficult experiment without a fumble.
- :

Synonyms & Antonyms

as inawkwardly

Synonyms

Examples

Trubisky lost a fumble on a sack, although the Packers might have gotten away with a face-mask penalty that went uncalled.
He had a touchdown on a 17-yard return of a fumble recovery, then had a touchdown on a 28-yard return of a fumble recovery on the Vikings’ next offensive play.
The Wildcats’ 29-20 loss in East Lansing — a game closer than its margin since the Spartans recovered a fumble in the end zone on the final play — serves as a routine reminder of the inconsistencies of most college football teams.
The score was tied at 7 when the Tigers’ Cole Mashburn recovered the fumble at the Memphis 46-yard line.
A forced fumble of Burrow by rookie defensive end Chase Young shut down one Cincinnati scoring attempt, in the second quarter, and the costly misses of Cincinnati’s kicker, Randy Bullock, spared other scores.
Following the fumble, all hope for a comeback—and, by extension, for a competitive game—vanished.
Getting the ball back after the fumble and running 83 yards for the game-winning touchdown is a little better.
But there were a whole lot of people crying “fumble” then, too.
Fly, Ravens, Fly Baltimore capitalized on the James fumble, carving up the vaunted 49er defense with a mixture of run and pass.
However, they also break if you drop them, a bad gift for the fumble-fingered.
Shoeblossom heard his visitor utter an exclamation of annoyance, and fumble in his pocket for matches.
Seeing that she did not at once obey, Alfred actually began to fumble hastily with the straps that held her riding-skirt in place.
Then he began to fumble and search through the pages of his book until he found what he wanted.

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