fumble

Here I was fumbling around in the ladies' underwear department of a department store, almost got escorted from the premises.
Un jour que j'étais en train de farfouiller dans le rayon lingerie d'un grand magasin, j'ai failli me faire escorter hors des locaux.
Lucy was fumbling for an excuse not to join her coworkers for dinner.
Lucy cherchait une excuse pour ne pas aller dîner avec ses collègues.
She was fumbling with her seat belt and couldn't get it to fasten.
Elle essayait maladroitement d'attacher sa ceinture de sécurité et n'y arrivait pas.
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