fumble (fumbles 3rd person present) (fumbling present participle) (fumbled past tense & past participle )
1 verb If you fumble for something or fumble with something, you try and reach for it or hold it in a clumsy way.
She crept from the bed and fumbled for her dressing gown... V for/with/in n
2 verb When you are trying to say something, if you fumble for the right words, you speak in a clumsy and unclear way.
I fumbled for something to say... V for n