OUTFUMBLING Synonyms

• the act of pausing uncertainly

• unsteady in speech or action

• showing lack of skill or aptitude

• lacking decisiveness of character; unable to act or decide quickly or firmly

• so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm

• engaged in a struggle to overcome especially poverty or obscurity

• characterized by a buoyant rhythm

• moving easily and quickly; nimble

• (of sound) fluctuating unsteadily

• an embarrassing mistake

• commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake

• make one's way clumsily or blindly

• utter impulsively

• flesh of any of various American and European flatfish

• any of various European and non-European marine flatfish

• walk with great difficulty

• behave awkwardly; have difficulties

• a shackle for the ankles or feet

• the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg

• walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury

• hamper the action or progress of

• strap the foreleg and hind leg together on each side (of a horse) in order to keep the legs on the same side moving in unison

• an unsteady uneven gait

• a decisive defeat in a game (especially in cribbage)

• abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance)

• the act of moving forward suddenly

• walk as if unable to control one's movements

• move abruptly

• move slowly and unsteadily

• loiter about, with no apparent aim

• defeat by a lurch

• an unsteady uneven gait

• an unintentional but embarrassing blunder

• walk unsteadily, tripping repeatedly

• miss a step and fall or nearly fall

• encounter by chance

• make an error

• a plaything consisting of a board balanced on a fulcrum; the board is ridden up and down by children at either end

• move unsteadily, with a rocking motion