fumble vs search

search vs fumble

fumble and search both are nouns.

fumble and search both are verbs.

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

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

fumble: feel about uncertainly or blindly
search: try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of

Other hypernyms of fumble include look for, seek.

fumble (noun)	search (noun)
(sports) dropping the ball	the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone
	boarding and inspecting a ship on the high seas
	an investigation seeking answers
	the examination of alternative hypotheses
	an operation that determines whether one or more of a set of items has a specified property

fumble (verb)	search (verb)
drop or juggle or fail to play cleanly a grounder	inquire into
feel about uncertainly or blindly	try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
handle clumsily	subject to a search
make one's way clumsily or blindly	search or seek
make a mess of, destroy or ruin

Difference between fumble and search

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