frugare — meaning in English

English meaning

• fumble verb To handle something clumsily or nervously, often dropping or mishandling it.
• rummage verb To search through something messily, moving things aside carelessly.
• scavenge verb To search through discarded material for something useful.

Senses

frugare is used for these senses in English:

• fumble (transitive, intransitive) To grope awkwardly in trying to find something
• scavenge (transitive) To collect and remove refuse, or to search through refuse, carrion, or abandoned items for useful material.

fumble — full definition

1. verb To handle something clumsily or nervously, often dropping or mishandling it.
2. verb In sports, to accidentally drop the ball.
3. noun An instance of dropping or clumsily mishandling something, especially in sport.

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