Fumbling

/ˈfʌmbəlɪŋ/ verb, adjective

Awkwardly trying to do something with clumsy hand movements, or generally being disorganized and clumsy.

From Middle English 'fomlen,' possibly related to Old Norse 'falma' (to grope about). Describes physical clumsiness since around the 1500s.

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