After dropping a curtsey, she stood blinking at us with her bleared eyes and fumbling in her pocket with nervous, shaky fingers.
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Fumbling
Synonyms for "fumbling" (75 found)
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ham-handedheavy handedheavy-handedhulkinghulkyinelegantleft handedleft-handleft-handedloutishlubberlylumberinglumpishmaladroitmuffingoafishponderoussloppinesssloppystiff
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Noun(10 words)
Adjective(1 words)
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13 entriesdrop objectdropping objectsfumble for keysfumbling apologyfumbling catchfumbling gripfumbling holdfumbling small talkfumbling through instructionsfumbling through notesfumbling through pagesfumbling through stepsmisgrasping objects
Collocations
13 entriesfumbling apologyfumbling attemptfumbling behaviorfumbling episodefumbling fingersfumbling for keysfumbling gesturefumbling gripfumbling handlingfumbling handsfumbling small talkfumbling through a presentationfumbling through notes
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11 total sentences available.
He stood in the centre of the room fumbling nervously with his hat and uncertain what to do.
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Stop fumbling around with the car keys and open the door.
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After a bit of fumbling, I found the right key.
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