Fumbled

/ˈfʌmbəld/ verb

To handle something clumsily or awkwardly, often dropping it, or to struggle unsuccessfully to do something.

From Middle English 'fomelen,' possibly from Old Norse 'falma' (to grope about). The word suggests clumsy searching or grasping.

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