FUMBLE
Fum"ble, v. t.
Defn: To handle or manage awkwardly; to crowd or tumble together.
Shak.
FUMBLER
Fum"bler, n.
Defn: One who fumbles.
FUMBLINGLY
Fum"bling*ly, adv.
Defn: In the manner of one who fumbles.
FUME Fume, n. Etym: [L. fumus; akin to Skr. dh smoke, dh to shake, fan a flame, cf. Gr. fum smoke, F. fumée. Cf. Dust, n., Femerell, Thyme.]
1. Exhalation; volatile matter (esp. noxious vapor or smoke) ascending in a dense body; smoke; vapor; reek; as, the fumes of tobacco. The fumes of new shorn hay. T. Warton. The fumes of undigested wine. Dryden.
2. Rage or excitement which deprives the mind of self-control; as, the fumes of passion. South.
3. Anything vaporlike, unsubstantial, or' airy; idle conceit; vain imagination. A show of fumes and fancies. Bacon.