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Fumbled

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bunglingnounIncompetent or inept.
clumsynounAwkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous.
incompetentnounLacking the degree of ability and responsibility necessary to do a task successfully.
unskilledOf a person or workforce: not having a skill or technical training.
erredverb(intransitive, formal) To make a mistake.
puntverb(rugby, American football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, soccer, transitive, intransitive) To kick a ball dropped from the hands before it hits the ground. (This puts the ball farther from the goal across which the opposing team is attempting to score, so improves the chances of the team punting.)
muffedverbWearing a muff.
bobbledverb(intransitive) To bob up and down.
puntedverb(rugby, American football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, soccer, transitive, intransitive) To kick a ball dropped from the hands before it hits the ground. (This puts the ball farther from the goal across which the opposing team is attempting to score, so improves the chances of the team punting.)
lateraledverbTo move (oneself or something) in a lateral direction.
misplayedverb(transitive) To play incorrectly or poorly.
interceptedverb(transitive) To stop, deflect or divert (something in progress or motion).
misfiredverb(firearms) To fail to discharge properly.
bulledverbSwollen.
rambledverb(often with on, about, or both) To talk or write incessantly, unclearly, or incoherently, with many digressions.
scamperedverbAchieved by a scampering motion.
whiffedverb(transitive) To carry or convey (something) by, or as by, a whiff or puff of air; to blow, puff, or waft away.
deflectedverb(botany) Bent abruptly downward.
loftedverbRaised above the floor, so as to allow for storage etc. underneath.
coughedverb(intransitive) To push air from the lungs through the glottis (causing a short, explosive sound) and out through the mouth, usually to expel something blocking or irritating the airway.

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