Word Type

Verb

Noun

The word "fumble" can be used as verb and noun.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

fumble the bag fumble-fingered fumblefingers fumbler fumblesome fumblingly fumblingness outfumble unfumbled unfumbling

Context

american football baseball sports

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

bloomer blooper blunder boner boo-boo botch bungle fail flub foul-up fuckup go wrong handle look for miscarry palm pass play pratfall search seek

Type Of (IsA)

blunder

Manner Of

handle pass play

Related Terms

awkwardly ball baton blunder drop find grope handle idly nervously touch uncertainly

Synonym Network

botch grope

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.