Meaning of "fumble" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD FUMBLE

Probably of Scandinavian origin; related to Swedish fumla.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF FUMBLE

fumble  [ˈfʌmbəl]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FUMBLE

Fumble is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb fumble in English.

WHAT DOES FUMBLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Fumble

A fumble in American and Canadian football occurs when a player who has possession and control of the ball loses it before being downed or scoring. By rule, it is any act other than passing, kicking, punting, or successful handing that results in loss of player possession. A fumble may be forced by a defensive player who either grabs or punches the ball or butts the ball with his helmet. A fumbled ball may be recovered and advanced by either team. It is one of three events that can cause a turnover, where possession of the ball can change during play. Under American rules a fumble may be confused with a muff. A muff occurs where a player drops a ball that he does not have possession of, such as while attempting to catch a lateral pass or improperly fielding a kicking play such as a punt. Ball security is the ability of a player to maintain control over the football during play and thus avoid a fumble.

Definition of fumble in the English dictionary

The first definition of fumble in the dictionary is to grope about clumsily or blindly, esp in searching. Other definition of fumble is to finger or play with, esp in an absent-minded way. Fumble is also to say or do hesitantly or awkwardly.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO FUMBLE

PRESENT

Present

I fumble

you fumble

he/she/it fumbles

we fumble

you fumble

they fumble

Present continuous

I am fumbling

you are fumbling

he/she/it is fumbling

we are fumbling

you are fumbling

they are fumbling

Present perfect

I have fumbled

you have fumbled

he/she/it has fumbled

we have fumbled

you have fumbled

they have fumbled

Present perfect continuous

I have been fumbling

you have been fumbling

he/she/it has been fumbling

we have been fumbling

you have been fumbling

they have been fumbling

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I fumbled

you fumbled

he/she/it fumbled

we fumbled

you fumbled

they fumbled

Past continuous

I was fumbling

you were fumbling

he/she/it was fumbling

we were fumbling

you were fumbling

they were fumbling

Past perfect

I had fumbled

you had fumbled

he/she/it had fumbled

we had fumbled

you had fumbled

they had fumbled

Past perfect continuous

I had been fumbling

you had been fumbling

he/she/it had been fumbling

we had been fumbling

you had been fumbling

they had been fumbling

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will fumble

you will fumble

he/she/it will fumble

we will fumble

you will fumble

they will fumble

Future continuous

I will be fumbling

you will be fumbling

he/she/it will be fumbling

we will be fumbling

you will be fumbling

they will be fumbling

Future perfect

I will have fumbled

you will have fumbled

he/she/it will have fumbled

we will have fumbled

you will have fumbled

they will have fumbled

Future perfect continuous

I will have been fumbling

you will have been fumbling

he/she/it will have been fumbling

we will have been fumbling

you will have been fumbling

they will have been fumbling

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would fumble

you would fumble

he/she/it would fumble

we would fumble

you would fumble

they would fumble

Conditional continuous

I would be fumbling

you would be fumbling

he/she/it would be fumbling

we would be fumbling

you would be fumbling

they would be fumbling

Conditional perfect

I would have fumble

you would have fumble

he/she/it would have fumble

we would have fumble

you would have fumble

they would have fumble

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been fumbling

you would have been fumbling

he/she/it would have been fumbling

we would have been fumbling

you would have been fumbling

they would have been fumbling

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you fumble
we let´s fumble
you fumble

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to fumble

Past participle

fumbled

Present Participle

fumbling

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «FUMBLE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «fumble» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of fumble

blunder · bodge · botch · bumble · bungle · error · fault · flounder · fuck up · grope · make a hash of · misfield · mishandle · mismanage · miss · mistake · muff · paw · scrabble · slip · spoil · struggle · stumble

TRANSLATION OF FUMBLE

Find out the translation of fumble to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of fumble from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «fumble» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 笨拙地去够
• Translator English - Spanish: buscar a tientas
• English: fumble
• Translator English - Hindi: टटोलना
• Translator English - Arabic: تلعثم
• Translator English - Russian: шарить
• Translator English - Portuguese: atrapalhar-se
• Translator English - Bengali: এলোমেলো কথা বলা
• Translator English - French: tâtonner
• Translator English - Malay: Meraba-raba
• Translator English - German: umhertasten
• Translator English - Japanese: 手探りする
• Translator English - Korean: 더듬거리다
• Translator English - Javanese: Fumble
• Translator English - Vietnamese: lục lọi lung tung
• Translator English - Tamil: தடுமாற்றத்திற்கு
• Translator English - Marathi: खोंधणे
• Translator English - Turkish: becerememe
• Translator English - Italian: brancolare
• Translator English - Polish: grzebać
• Translator English - Ukrainian: шарити
• Translator English - Romanian: neîndemânatic
• Translator English - Greek: ψηλαφώ
• Translator English - Afrikaans: bevoelen
• Translator English - Swedish: miss
• Translator English - Norwegian: rote

8 QUOTES WITH «FUMBLE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word fumble.

1

Christopher Guest

In real life, people fumble their words. They repeat themselves and stare blankly off into space and don't listen properly to what other people are saying. I find that kind of speech fascinating but screenwriters never write dialogue like that because it doesn't look good on the page.

2

Dante Hall

Every time I fumble or drop a ball I am embarrassed.

3

Woody Hayes

The five big mistakes in football are the fumble, the interception, the penalty, the badly called play, the blocked punt - and most of these originate with the quarterback. Find a mistake-proof quarterback and you have this game won.

4

John Heisman

Gentlemen, it is better to have died as a small boy than to fumble this football.

5

Lou Holtz

Sacrifice, discipline and prayer are essential. We gain strength through God's word. We receive grace from the sacrament. And when we fumble due to sin - and it's gonna happen - confession puts us back on the field.

6

Jimmy Johnson

Like I always say, it's not how many great plays you make; it's how few bad ones you make. I know fans, and even some losing coaches, are enamored with long pass completions or the great run plays, but that doesn't offset the interception or the fumble.

7

Barry Sanders

Anyone who has played the game professionally, you're always taught that the ball is the most important, most precious thing, so when the ball hits the ground, it's always a mad scramble. It's amazing how many times there is a fumble, and the person who recovers it initially doesn't walk away with the ball.

8

Joe Scarborough

If Washington continues to fumble issues like taking care of the debt, getting the troops home, and rebuilding our economy, my wife and I may sit down and say, 'These are critical things and maybe we need to get back in the ball.'

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FUMBLE»

Discover the use of fumble in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fumble and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Fumble the Bumble-Bee

Meet Fumble, the adorable bumble-bee who fumbles and bumbles her way into adventure. Her first book is educational, fun to read and perfect for helping children acquire/strengthen reading skills.

Judy Kazz, 2006

Fumble Bumble Goes to School

This is the second book in the "Fumble Bumble" series of adventure stories. It is educational, fun to read, and perfect for helping children acquire and strengthen reading skills.

Judy Kazz, 2006

The sport mites with Frankie Fumble in Football friends

Redbert explains how the field is prepared for a football game, how the time and score are kept, and officiates while Frankie plays in a real game with the other Sports Mites

Alias Smith, Robert Pelkowski, 1989

LIFE

In Denver, Colo., where residents go in for vigorous outdoor entertainment like mountain climbing, people are now taking up a lively indoor game called "fumble. " Like blindman's buff, fumble is a game of identification. A person is chosen "it" by ...

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Martha Speaks: Football Fumble (Reader)

Susan Meddaugh. Football Fumble Football Fumble Based on the characters created by SUSAN MEDDAUGH L EVEL2 Don't miss these adventures: Front Cover.

Susan Meddaugh, 2013

Martha Speaks: Football Fumble (Reader)

Susan Meddaugh. Football Fumble Football Fumble Based on the characters created by SUSAN MEDDAUGH L EVEL2 Don't miss these adventures: Front Cover.

Susan Meddaugh, 2013

The Basics of Self-Balancing Processes: True Lean Continuous ...

the.fumble,.the.operator.will.read.the.next.work.element.to.be.performed. and. return.the.Fumble.Indicator.to.where.it.is.stored. No Yes Walking Upstream to Pull FIGURE 3.12 Walking.upstream.and.picking.up.a.fumble. Rule 2: Encountering a  ...

Gordon Ghirann, 2012

Game Mastery Critical Fumble Deck

Add a little mayhem to your game!

Paizo Staff, 2008

The Book of The Dead

Mr. Fumble Eric Fumble, sixty-four Lives alone in house next door Rarely goes out any more Funny Eric Fumble Eric Fumble, could he be? Strangest man you'll ever see Is he really? probably Weird old Eric Fumble Eric Fumble out of sight ...

Caraticus P. Holbrook

The Anatomy of a Game: Football, the Rules, and the Men who ...

Ironically, permitting the defense to advance fumbles would increase scoring by allowing a defender to return a fumble for a touchdown. This rule change would also increase the scoring possibilities on the try. A second 1990 fumble rule ...

David M. Nelson, 1994

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FUMBLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term fumble is used in the context of the following news items.

'I did fumble while hosting' | The Asian Age

“It was my first attempt at hosting, so I did fumble at the start, but then I soon got into the groove. Remo sir and Dharmesh (Yelande) are like ... «The Asian Age, Jul 15»

All You Need to Know About Donald Butler | San Diego Chargers

Donald Butler led the Bolts' linebacking corps with 83 tackles in 2014, second on the squad, and he paced the team with three fumble ... «Chargers.com, Jul 15»

Box Office: 'Minions' Dominates With $115.2 Million Debut | PhillyVoice

The science-fiction thriller about a radical medical procedure is the latest film fumble for Ryan Reynolds, who is still laboring to get out from ... «PhillyVoice.com, Jul 15»

'LFL' Game 12 Recap: Mist Take Over First Place, Defeating LA 24 …

Katie Whelan has played great in her last two games at defensive-end, as she recorded four solo tackles, a fumble recovery and a sack on ... «fuse.tv, Jul 15»

Jacksonville Sharks embarrassed by 72-48 loss at lowly Portland …

Although Jacksonville's Joe Sykes forced his AFL-tying record 16th sack of the season – a sack that led to a fumble and a touchdown recovery ... «Florida Times-Union, Jul 15»

Georgia State football A to Z: F is for fumbles | Georgia State Sports

Avery Sweeting was called for a fumble on this play against Washington. Obviously, his knee was down and he didn't fumble. To mix things up, ... «Atlanta Journal Constitution, Jul 15»

2015 Player Projection: Angry Ben Boulware gets the chance to start …

Boulware had a team-tying-high six tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss, a recovered fumble and a 47-yard interception return for a touchdown against ... «TigerNet, Jul 15»

The rush is on - The Exponent Telegram : WVU

Nwachukwu showed promise as a freshman with four tackles, a sack and a forced fumble, and built on that in his sophomore year when he ... «The Exponent Telegram, Jul 15»

Ronnie Lott: JPP has to learn to deal with amputated finger …

He had eight interceptions his rookie season and scored 4 TDs from defense (3 ints and 1 fumble rec). Even though he is better known for his ... «NBCSports.com, Jul 15»

Coaches hoping UT Vols freshmen follow Derek Barnett's path

... collecting 72 tackles, 10 sacks, 20.5 tackles for loss, one fumble recovery and eight quarterback hurries despite playing practically the entire ... «247Sports, Jul 15»