Fumble
Fumble , intransitive verb
[Akin to Dutch fommelen to crumple, fumble, Swedish fumla to fusuble, famla to grope, Danish famle to grope, fumble, Icelandic falme, Anglo-Saxon folm palm of the hand. See Feel, and compare Fanble, Palm.]
1.
To feel or grope about; to make awkward attempts to do or find something.
Adams now began to fumble in his pockets.
2.
To grope about in perplexity; to seek awkwardly; as, to fumble for an excuse. — Dryden
My understanding flutters and my memory fumbles.
Alas! how he fumbles about the domains.
3.
To handle much; to play childishly; to turn over and over.
I saw him fumble with the sheets, and play with flowers.
Fumble , transitive verb
To handle or manage awkwardly; to crowd or tumble together. — Shakespeare