- present participle of fumble.
fumbling
Example Sentences
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"It's not like that for postpartum psychosis, so it was a lot of kind of like fumbling around in the dark," Cliffel said.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
You don’t want to be fumbling around at the kiosks, annoying the passengers in line behind you.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
"And, of course, the key to solving a problem is to understand why it's gone wrong. Otherwise, you're just fumbling in the dark."
From Science Daily ● May 29, 2026
As I followed a patrol of federal agents around New York City’s Chinatown during their fumbling attempted raid in mid-October last year, I noticed something curious.
From Slate ● Feb. 9, 2026
“Morning,” said Phoebe, peering through the silk curtains of her bed and fumbling for her spectacles.
From "I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912" by Lauren Tarshis
