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fumble vs miscarry

miscarry vs fumble

fumble is a noun but miscarry is not a noun.

fumble and miscarry both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
fumble Yes No Yes No
miscarry No No Yes No
As verbs, miscarry is a hypernym of fumble; that is, miscarry is a word with a broader meaning than fumble:
  • fumble: make a mess of, destroy or ruin
  • miscarry: be unsuccessful
Other hypernyms of fumble include fail, go wrong.
fumble (noun) miscarry (noun)
(sports) dropping the ball
fumble (verb) miscarry (verb)
drop or juggle or fail to play cleanly a grounder suffer a miscarriage
feel about uncertainly or blindly be unsuccessful
handle clumsily
make one's way clumsily or blindly
make a mess of, destroy or ruin
Difference between fumble and miscarry

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