FOOZLING Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

foozling

verb

present participle of foozle

as in fumbling

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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With Yerry De los Santos also fumbling a bunt in the eighth, the Yanks tallied a season-high four errors on the night.

— Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 26 June 2026
My first few hours with the EM11 NL were marked by overshooting links, fumbling through simple selections, and occasionally wondering why anyone would voluntarily use a vertical mouse.

— Sascha Brodsky, PC Magazine, 21 June 2026

Definition of fumbling

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Technically, officials said, blowing past the deadline means Alameda County is no longer in exclusive negotiations with the Oakland Acquisition Company.

— Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 4 July 2026
But rather than cede ground to an outsider, the town's residents plant TNT in every single structure, blowing them up before Lassiter can get his hands on them.

— Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 3 July 2026

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But the neighboring 171-feet Shelborne By Proper hotel says the new tower will cast a shadow over its pool, ruining the experience for guests at the luxury hotel.

— Luisa Yanez, Miami Herald, 8 July 2026
Water had seeped in everywhere on that floor, ruining the carpet, as well as other items.

— Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 4 July 2026

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Myers nails the realistic teen who is a far cry from the unflappable Nancy Drew, screwing up plenty and often terrified of what she's gotten herself into.

— Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 22 May 2026
First of all, don’t hide misdeeds and screwups, which comes naturally by not committing misdeeds and not screwing up.

— Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 May 2026

Definition of screwing up

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