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fimbling

fimbling is the present participle and gerund of fimble.

Meaning of fimble

Verb

fimble (third-person singular simple present fimbles, present participle fimbling, simple past and past participle fimbled)

  1. (dialectal, intransitive) To fumble; do (anything) imperfectly or irresolutely.

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Questions about fimbling

What is fimbling the present participle and gerund of?
Fimbling is the present participle and gerund of fimble.

Words near fimbling in the dictionary

  1. fimble
  2. fimble-famble
  3. fimble-fambles
  4. fimbled
  5. fimbles
  6. fimbling
  7. fimbria
  8. fimbriae
  9. fimbrial
  10. fimbrially
  11. fimbriate

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