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Fumble around
UK
/ˈfʌm.bəl əˈraʊnd/
US
/ˈfʌm.bəl əˈraʊnd/
Translation fumble around into russian
fumble around
Verb
UK
/ˈfʌm.bəl əˈraʊnd/
US
/ˈfʌm.bəl əˈraʊnd/
He fumbled around in his pocket for the keys.
Он шарил в кармане в поисках ключей.
She fumbled around in her bag to find her phone.
Она копалась в сумке, чтобы найти телефон.
I fumbled around in the dark to find the light switch.
Я нащупывал в темноте выключатель света.
Additional translations
Definitions
fumble around
Verb
UK
/ˈfʌm.bəl əˈraʊnd/
US
/ˈfʌm.bəl əˈraʊnd/
To move or handle something clumsily or aimlessly, often while searching for something.
He fumbled around in his pockets for his keys.
To proceed awkwardly or ineffectively, often due to lack of skill or confidence.
She fumbled around during her presentation, forgetting key points.
Idioms and phrases
fumble around in the dark
He fumbled around in the dark for the light switch.
шарить в темноте
Он шарил в темноте в поисках выключателя света.
fumble around for words
He fumbled around for words during the speech.
подбирать слова
Он подбирал слова во время речи.
fumble around with keys
I watched him fumble around with keys at the door.
шарить в поисках ключей
Я смотрел, как он шарил в поисках ключей у двери.
fumble around in pockets
He started to fumble around in pockets looking for his phone.
копаться в карманах
Он начал копаться в карманах, ища свой телефон.
fumble around for change
She fumbled around for change to pay the bus fare.
шарить в поисках мелочи
Она шарила в поисках мелочи, чтобы заплатить за проезд на автобусе.
fumble around aimlessly
He didn't know what to do and just fumbled around aimlessly.
бестолково возиться
Он не знал, что делать, и просто бестолково возился.
fumble around blindly
Without a flashlight, he had to fumble around blindly in the basement.
шарить вслепую
Без фонарика ему пришлось шарить вслепую в подвале.