fumblingly

She sat near to him, while he hastily and fumblingly searched for paper.

I meditate much, ignorantly and fumblingly, on the modes and purposes of writing.

Pretending that the cork was stuck he worked with it fumblingly to get time in which to think.

He produced a cigar from the case in his pocket, and lit it fumblingly.

He fumblingly folded his hands in front of him as he stood and looked back at me.

He saw that I did, and fumblingly sought to fasten the collar again.

The very stillness startled him and fumblingly he struck a match.

After a while Jimmie lurched up out of his chair and fumblingly got ready to crawl into bed.

She fumblingly hunted it and finally opened the door with a great rattle.