fumble for

fumble for something

to try to grasp awkwardly for something. He fumbled for his wallet, hoping Wally would pay the bill. Tex was shot while fumbling for his gun.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Azubuike	-	Western African, Igbo
Elijah	i-LIE-jə (English), i-LIE-zhə (English)	English, Hebrew, Biblical
Mikael	MEE-kah-el	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish
Nazli	-	Turkish
Shafaqat	-	Arabic
BartŁOmiej	bahr-TWAWM-yay	Polish