
Fumble
Physical Clumsiness
Describes someone handling objects in a way that they might drop or lose grip of them.

She fumbled with her glasses before putting them on.
Feeling Pressured
Implies nervousness or anxiety which leads to handling things ineptly.

During the interview, nervously, he fumbled with his pen.
Not Literal
Can be used figuratively to mean having difficulty with an abstract concept.

I fumbled with the concept of relativity.
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