verb
- to handle or touch clumsily or awkwardly
Usage: chiefly dialectal or informal; third person singular present tense of 'gaum'
Examples
- He gaums at the controls without understanding how they work.
- She gaums through the drawer looking for her keys.
- The child gaums at the delicate ornament with sticky fingers.
- He gaums around in the dark trying to find the light switch.