fumbling
pronunciation
How to pronounce fumbling in British English:
UK [ˈfʌmblɪŋ]
How to pronounce fumbling in American English:
US
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- Adjective:
- showing lack of skill or aptitude
Word Origin
- fumbling (adj.)
- 1530s, present-participle adjective from fumble (v.). Related: Fumblingly.
Example
- 1. Perhaps that is why pakistan 's government is fumbling to respond .
- 2. We are fumbling our way in the dark .
- 3. The republicans set the terms of the debate at every point , and learned that they can push the fumbling and fearful democrats far to the right .
- 4. The sentence was met with derision by campaigners who said it showed how expendable indian lives were in the face of corporate negligence and a fumbling judicial process .
- 5. Buses are always free because the time saved when passengers aren 't fumbling for change more than makes up for the lost fare revenue .