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fumble vs screw up

screw up vs fumble

fumble is a noun but screw up is not a noun.

fumble and screw up both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
fumble Yes No Yes No
screw up No No Yes No
As verbs, fumble and screw up are synonyms defined as:
  • fumble and screw up: make a mess of, destroy or ruin
fumble (noun) screw up (noun)
(sports) dropping the ball
fumble (verb) screw up (verb)
drop or juggle or fail to play cleanly a grounder twist into a strained configuration
feel about uncertainly or blindly make more intense
handle clumsily screw or turn higher
make one's way clumsily or blindly make a mess of, destroy or ruin
make a mess of, destroy or ruin
Difference between fumble and screw up

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