Collocations for "fumble"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "fumble" in context.
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fumble
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- fumbled around (in the dark)
- fumbled around (in the dark) looking for [the door, a flashlight]
- fumbled around in the [drawer, glove compartment] (looking for)
- fumbled around for [change, a pen]
- fumbled in his pockets for (the key)
- fumbled with the [lock, doorknob]
- fumbled with chopsticks (at the restaurant)
- fumbled clumsily with her keys
- fumbled clumsily trying to get the door open
- fumbled his way through the [crowd, room]
- the [running back, quarterback] fumbled the football
- fumbled and recovered (by)
- fumbled (the football) on the return
- fumbled the football (when)
- try not to fumble
- was fumbling for words
- fumbled to find words
- caused a fumble
- recovered the fumble
- has had [ten] fumbles this season
- had [three] fumbles during the game
- didn't have a single fumble during the game
- is known for his fumbles
- had too many fumbles that game
- returned the fumble for a touchdown
- sexually explicit: a fumble [under the bedsheets, on the sofa]