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search vs fumble

fumble vs search

search and fumble both are nouns.

search and fumble both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
search Yes No Yes No
fumble Yes No Yes No
As verbs, fumble is a hyponym of search; that is, fumble is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than search:
  • search: try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
  • fumble: feel about uncertainly or blindly
search (noun) fumble (noun)
the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone (sports) dropping the ball
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
search (verb) fumble (verb)
inquire into drop or juggle or fail to play cleanly a grounder
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of feel about uncertainly or blindly
subject to a search handle clumsily
search or seek make one's way clumsily or blindly
make a mess of, destroy or ruin
Difference between search and fumble

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