fumbling
Definitions
Verb
- Feel about uncertainly or blindly
- Make one's way clumsily or blindly
- Handle clumsily
- Make a mess of, destroy or ruin
- Drop or juggle or fail to play cleanly a grounder
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "fumbling".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | financing | 3 | 34 |
| 2 | frightening | 3 | 14 |
| 3 | foreboding | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | fulfilling | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | flattening | 3 | 2 |
| 6 | floundering | 3 | 2 |
| 7 | frolicking | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | fermenting | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | forwarding | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | officiating | 5 | 1 |
| 11 | affiliating | 5 | 0 |
| 12 | filmmaking | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | findling | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | firebombing | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | firefighting | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | flustering | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | fomenting | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | fondling | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | footnoting | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | foretelling | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | forfeiting | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | forsaking | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | fracturing | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | freewheeling | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | freshening | 3 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "fumbling".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | stumbling | 3 | 8 |
| 2 | tumbling | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | fouling | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | rumbling | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | crumbling | 3 | 2 |
| 6 | numbing | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | fling | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | mumbling | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | fuming | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | grumbling | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | ambling | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | thumbing | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | humbling | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | bumbling | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | rumblings | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | tumblin | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | fueling | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | dumbing | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | rumbling's | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | grumblings | 3 | 0 |
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Words that often follow the term "fumbling" in a sentence.
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Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "fumbling" in a sentence.
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Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "fumbling" in the same piece of text.
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Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "fumbling".
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 5
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 25
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
📰 This Word in the News:
Rhamondre Stevenson’s fumbling problem and how the Patriots might address it
Sep 25, 2025 The New York Times
Sep 25, 2025 The New York Times
With Patriots back struggling, Kevin Faulk shares how he kicked fumbling habit | Karen Guregian
Sep 26, 2025 MassLive.com
Sep 26, 2025 MassLive.com
Jalen Brunson Reacts to Becky Hammon Photo and Nico Harrison 'Fumbling' Luka Duo in New Video
Jun 30, 2026 Bleacher Report
Jun 30, 2026 Bleacher Report
Notre Dame football intends to drill down on RB Jadarian Price's sudden fumbling problem
Oct 14, 2025 South Bend Tribune
Oct 14, 2025 South Bend Tribune