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fumble

 
 
/ˈfʌmbl/ verb [I]

Definition

to use your hands with difficulty to try to get hold of something or find something: She fumbled in her bag for her glasses.
(Definition of fumble verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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