foozle

verb

Definition of foozlenext
as in to fumble
to make or do (something) in a clumsy or unskillful way foozled the attempt to move the couch into the apartment and tore the fabric on the arms

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foozle
  1. fumble
  2. blow
  3. ruin
  4. screw up
  5. boggle
  6. murder
  7. botch
  8. destroy
Verb
  • Most of the world was fumbling and scared, and Fauci seemed to have some idea of what to do.
    — Amy Davidson Sorkin, New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2026
  • After Duran took third on a fly ball, pinch-hitter Joc Pederson hit a ground ball up the middle that was fumbled by Taylor Walls, allowing Duran to score.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 July 2026
Definition of fumble
Verb
  • Photos show that chunks of ceiling have fallen in two rooms and leaves have blown into a few others, suggesting there are some holes that need to be patched up immediately.
    — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The Pirates have blown 20 of 42 save opportunities this season and already released reliever Dennis Santana, who began the year splitting the closing duties with Gregory Soto.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of blow
Verb
  • Meals are taken family style, and the refinement of the cooking will ruin ordinary Indian restaurant fare for you.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Aug. 2026
  • With baseball ruined, the Dodgers will look to avoid their second consecutive series loss via the sweep on Wednesday, sending superstar starter Eric Lauer to the mound against Shota Imanaga.
    — Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of ruin
Verb
  • The fear of failure can do as much harm as actually screwing up.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026
  • By the end, Kylian Mbappe, the form player of the tournament, could only screw up his nose in frustration.
    — Adam Crafton, New York Times, 15 July 2026
Definition of screw up
Verb
  • Why someone would want a plush Javert, even in bear form, boggles the mind.
    — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 30 July 2026
  • Just thinking about how much true, false, and plain crazy stuff has been written about you boggles the mind.
    — Bryan West, USA Today, 12 June 2026
Definition of boggle
Verb
  • The entire act of murdering the Dama encapsulates so many aspects of Negan’s character.
    — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Scott was murdered in front of the building that houses the Bereshit Lifestyle Center, where Elizabeth Baron, 27, went into cardiac arrest just the day before after being injected with NAD+, a trendy anti-aging treatment.
    — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of murder
Verb
  • The look was a polarizing one, leading the Spaniard to blame one of his brothers for botching the assignment.
    — Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 30 July 2026
  • New starting center Jared Wilson botched another snap working with Maye.
    — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 30 July 2026
Definition of botch
Verb
  • Spider-Man teams up with Jon Bernthal’s Punisher to take down the green giant and stop the him from destroying the Damage Control skyscraper entirely.
    — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 31 July 2026
  • An official for Green Diamond Resources similarly said her company has no intention of destroying the bird’s habitat.
    — Lizzie Kane, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of destroy
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