Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.

Doing something awkwardly or in a clumsy manner

Fumbling

The option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words "doing something awkwardly or in a clumsy manner" is fumbling.

• Hastening means moving or doing something quickly.
• Faltering means losing confidence or momentum.
• Stumbling means tripping or falling.

To fumble is to handle something clumsily or awkwardly. It can also mean to make a mistake or to fail to do something properly.