fumble

1. V-I If you fumble for something or fumble with something, you try to reach for it or hold it in a clumsy way. 笨拙地去夠; 笨拙地把持

She crept from the bed and fumbled for her dressing gown. 她悄悄爬下床，笨拙地去夠她的睡袍。

2. V-I When you are trying to say something, if you fumble for the right words, you speak in a clumsy and unclear way. 笨拙支吾地找 (恰當(dāng)?shù)脑~)

I fumbled for something to say. 我苯嘴拙舌找話講。