herumfummeln

v/i (trennb., hat -ge-) umg.: herumfummeln an (+ Dat) fiddle (oder mess) around with; (herumbasteln) tinker with; an Person, Kleidung, ordnend etc.: fiddle around with; sexuell: touch s.o. up, Am. diddle with

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to fiddle about

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he|rụm|fum|meln

vi sep (inf)

(an +dat with) to fiddle or fumble about; (an Auto) to mess about; (= basteln) to tinker (about)

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(to use one's hands awkwardly and with difficulty: He fumbled with the key; She fumbled about in her bag for her key.) fumble

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he·rum|fum·meln

vi (fam)

1. (anhaltend hantieren)

▪ [an etw dat] \herumfummeln to fiddle [or fam mess] about [or around] [with sth]

2. (anfassen)

▪ an jdm/etw \herumfummeln to fiddle [or fumble] about with sb/sth; (mit sexueller Absicht) to touch [or feel] sb up fam, to grope sb

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intransitives Verb (ugs.)

1)

an etwas (Dat.) herumfummeln — fiddle about with something

2) (sich handwerklich beschäftigen) fiddle or mess around with something

3) (betasten)

an jemandem herumfummeln — touch somebody up (sl.)

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herumfummeln v/i (trennb, hat -ge-) umg:

herumfummeln an (+dat) fiddle (oder mess) around with; (herumbasteln) tinker with; an Person, Kleidung, ordnend etc: fiddle around with; sexuell: touch sb up, US diddle with

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intransitives Verb (ugs.)

1)

an etwas (Dat.) herumfummeln — fiddle about with something

2) (sich handwerklich beschäftigen) fiddle or mess around with something

3) (betasten)

an jemandem herumfummeln — touch somebody up (sl.)

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(mit) v.

to fiddle around (with) v. v.

to fumble around v.