Comb
Comb verb - To look through (as a place) carefully or thoroughly in an effort to find or discover something.
Fumble
Fumble verb - To search for something blindly or uncertainly.
Usage example: the librarian fumbled for the light switch as she entered the dark room
Nearby Word: fumbling
Common collocations
| ball | comb ball | fumble ball |
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Fumble and Comb. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/comb/fumble
Comb & Fumble. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/comb/fumble>.
Fumble or Comb. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/comb/fumble.
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