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fumble

fumble - verb

To reach about or search blindly or uncertainly: feel, grabble, grope, poke. See seek. touch.
To proceed or perform in an unsteady, faltering manner: blunder, bumble, bungle, flounder, fudge, limp, muddle, shuffle, stagger, stumble. See thrive.
To harm irreparably through inept handling; make a mess: ball up, blunder, boggle, botch, bungle, foul up, gum up, mess up, mishandle, mismanage, muddle, muff, spoil. Informal bollix up, muck up. Slang blow, goof up, louse up, screw up, snafu. See correct. help.

A stupid, clumsy mistake: blunder, bull, bungle, foozle, muff, stumble. Informal blooper, boner. Slang bloomer, goof. See correct.