fumble russian

• ша́рить

  to rummage, to grope, to fumble, to feel around

  to understand, to be knowledgeable (about), to know one's stuff

• поша́рить

  to fumble, to rummage

• копоши́ться

  to swarm about, to teem, to stir, to crawl about

  to potter about, to putter around, to busy oneself, to dawdle

  to fumble (with something), to rummage, to root about, to fiddle

• потереби́ть

  to rub, to fumble

• пу́таник

  fumbler, muddle-headed person

• поша́ривший

  having rummaged, having searched (through), having fumbled

• нашариваемый

  being groped for, being fumbled for

• прошля́пленный

  missed, bungled, fumbled, messed up

Examples

• Она тереби́ла клочо́к бума́ги.

  She fumbled with a piece of paper.

• Он поперебирал ключи́, прежде чем нашёл ну́жный.

  He fumbled with the keys before finding the right one.

• Том поша́рил в карма́нах.

  Tom fumbled in his pockets.

• Я пошарился по карма́нам.

  I fumbled in my pockets.

• Девочка потеребила край платья от смущения.

  The girl nervously fumbled with the hem of her dress out of embarrassment.