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fumble

/ˈfʌmb(ə)l/

US pronunciation

American sound/ˈfʌmb(ə)l/

fumble

Syllables: 2 syllables
Stress: 1st syllable stress
Vowel: Schwa vowel
Ending: Final e often stays silent

fum - ble -> fumble

Myanmar meaning

(v) (က) စမ်းတိ စမ်းတမ်း လုပ်သည်။ စမ်းတဝါးဝါးဖြစ်နေသည်။ (ခ) ဟိုစမ်းစမ်း သည် စမ်းစမ်း လုပ်သည်။ ကချော်ကချွတ်(ဖမ်း)သည်။

Full entry

fumble / 'fʌmbl / v

၁။ (က) ~ (for/with sth) စမ်းတိ စမ်းတမ်း လုပ်သည်။ စမ်းတဝါးဝါးဖြစ်နေသည်။ fumble in one's pocket for some coins ❍ fumble for the light switch ❍ She fumbled with her notes and began to speak. ❍ (fig )fumble for the right thing to say. (ခ) ~about/around ဟိုစမ်းစမ်း သည် စမ်းစမ်း လုပ်သည်။ fumbling around in the dark.
၂။ ကချော်ကချွတ်(ဖမ်း)သည်။ He fumbled the ball and dropped it. ❍ a fumbled catch.
n [sing] (also fumbling [C usu pl ]) ကချော်ကချွတ်ဖမ်းခြင်း။ စမ်းတဝါးဝါးလုပ်ခြင်း။
❏ fumbling adj စမ်းတဝါးဝါးလုပ်သော။ our first fumbling efforts at using the computer.

More examples

[fumble for] : She fumbled for her keys in her bag.
[fumble with] : Robert began to fumble with his buttons.
[fumble around/about] : He fumbled around in the dark looking for some matches.
Smith fumbled at the goal line.
A fumbled explanation
[fumble for words] : He stood there, fumbling for words.

Synonyms

grope, mishandle, shuffle, scuffle, scrabble, drop, let slip, do awkwardly, blunder, bollix, botch, botch up, botch-up, botched job, bumble, bungle, dig, err, error, feel, flounder, flub, fluff, goof, grapple, lose the handle, louse up, mess, mess up, mess-up, misfield, mismanage, misstep, mistake, muddle, muddle up, root, rummage, screw up, search, slip-up, spoil, stumble

Antonyms

do well, succeed

Cross references

grope mishandle shuffle scuffle scrabble drop let slip do awkwardly blunder bollix botch botch up botch-up botched job bumble bungle dig err error feel flounder flub fluff goof grapple lose the handle louse up mess

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