Which preposition to use with fumble

in Occurrences 127%

Have you got the key about you?" He fumbled in his pocket, and presently produced a bunch of keys.

with Occurrences 93%

For a moment, I fumbled with the knots, weakly; but they were wet and hard, and I could do nothing.

at Occurrences 72%

There is something fumbling at the door-handle.

for Occurrences 72%

As I fumble for another, the thing shines out again.

about Occurrences 23%

" The boy crept cautiously in the direction of the passage leading into the house; he fumbled about, an age, as it seemed to the impatient Barney, and at last uttered an exclamation: "Got 'em?" "No, massa, but Ise suah deys kep dar.

among Occurrences 8%

She fumbled among them, blind with tears.

on Occurrences 8%

Of a consequence, I fumbled on my own devices, possibly to the increase of my general knowledge, but without gaining what I sought.

over Occurrences 8%

he exclaimed, after fumbling over the leaves for several minutes.

through Occurrences 8%

The tired turtle, Fumbling through the wood, Came, asking hospitably "If I would?" Even a hornet came, With sheathed sting, He never yet had seen So lost a thing!

under Occurrences 4%

I saw Mr. Sims fumble under his cloak and take a quick step backwards.

behind Occurrences 3%

She kept her eye on the little man, as if to watch against a surprise attack, and, fumbling behind her, her hand found the hand of Landis and closed over it with the reassurance of a mother.

along Occurrences 2%

His thick hand was fumbling along the wall.

by Occurrences 2%

But to their surprise Brill shifted to the leftthat one weak spotand got the ball on a fumble by the Roxley half-back.

amid Occurrences 2%

With a shaking hand he fumbled amid his cigarette papers.

above Occurrences 1%

A hall-light guided them, and from the hall Buck Daniels entered a room and fumbled above him until he had lighted a lamp which was suspended by two chains from the ceiling, a circular burner which cast a glow as keen as an electric globe.

within Occurrences 1%

" Valencia fumbled within his sash and brought forth the small, folded square of paper, went up two steps and placed it in Jack's upturned palm, gave Jack also a glance more kindly and loyal than ever he had received from that minx, Teresita, and went away to the vaqueros' quarters.

beyond Occurrences 1%

At that, I got to my feet and made my way to where the bo'sun lay, meaning to waken him, if he slept; but he caught me by the ankle, as I stooped to shake him, and whispered to me to keep silence; for he too had been aware of that strange noise of something fumbling beyond in the big cabin.

down Occurrences 1%

Suddenly I felt a hand fumbling down the coverlid, and 't was Nannie, my old nurse, and her arm was laid heavily across me.

against Occurrences 1%

It was a noise of something rubbing and fumbling against the back door.

inside Occurrences 1%

"Then here's the pledge of it!" Calder fumbled inside his shirt for a moment, and then withdrawing his hand placed it palm down in that of Dan.

into Occurrences 1%

He laid the gloves on the table and reached into an inner pocket of his torn coat and drew out a little cloth pouch and he fumbled into this and I heard the clink of coins.

like Occurrences 1%

The people were told they were to sit still and obey orders; and they stared and fumbled like dazed crowds after an explosion.

of Occurrences 1%

While Fletcher was getting Gardner out of the way, Speaker scored and Lewis reached home on Doyle's fumble of Stahl's grounder.

toward Occurrences 1%

I think I mean that perhaps our race, not especially inspired in its instinct for color and external form, may possibly be fumbling toward an art of living.

Which preposition to use with  fumble