fumble vs handle

fumble and handle both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fumble	Yes	No	Yes	No
handle	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, handle is a hypernym of fumble; that is, handle is a word with a broader meaning than fumble:

Other hypernyms of fumble include palm.

fumble (noun)	handle (noun)
(sports) dropping the ball	the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it

fumble (verb)	handle (verb)
drop or juggle or fail to play cleanly a grounder	act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
feel about uncertainly or blindly	touch, lift, or hold with the hands
handle clumsily	handle effectively
make one's way clumsily or blindly	show and train
make a mess of, destroy or ruin	be in charge of, act on, or dispose of
	interact in a certain way