fumble about in the dark

She fumbled about in the dark for the lamp, then for her cigarettes.

It would scarcely be fumbling about in the dark."

I was just drifting off to sleep when Robin stumbled in and fumbled about in the dark.

He rose, fumbling about in the dark.

Stooping, Conan fumbled about in the dark, pawing the rough stone floor as he sought for any loose object with which to fight off the howling horde.

Yes, it was like someone very old or very ill fumbling about in the dark -excep>' that just as she was close to locating it in one part of the room, it seemed to reappear elsewhere.