fumbling

English

Verb

fumbling

1. present participle and gerund of fumble

Noun

fumbling (plural fumblings)

1. An instance of clumsiness, especially of the hands or fingers.
   • 2009 January 25, Sam Tanenhaus, “A Fumbled Handoff of the Torch”, in New York Times‎:

     From the beginning her mini-campaign, with its many missteps and fumblings, seem mired in confusion.