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Bumble

//ˈbʌmbəl// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A confusion; a jumble.
  2. 2
    A bumblebee.
  3. 3
    A Eurasian bittern. Ireland, UK, dialectal
Verb
  1. 1
    To act or move in an awkward or confused manner (often clumsily, incompetently, or carelessly). intransitive

    "Spiders build webs and wait for insects to bumble into them."

  2. 2
    To boom, as a Eurasian bittern. intransitive
  3. 3
    speak haltingly wordnet
  4. 4
    To carry out (a task) clumsily, incompetently, or with many careless mistakes; to bungle, to botch. transitive
  5. 5
    To buzz or bum. intransitive
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  1. 6
    walk unsteadily, tripping repeatedly wordnet
  2. 7
    To speak in a rambling, incoherent, or indistinct manner, especially at tedious length. intransitive
  3. 8
    make a mess of, destroy or ruin wordnet
  4. 9
    To grumble at; to blame. obsolete, transitive

Etymology

Etymology 1

Onomatopoeia. Compare bungle, jumble, and fumble.

Etymology 2

Onomatopoeia. Compare bungle, jumble, and fumble.

Etymology 3

* Verb: Frequentative of boom and/or bum, equivalent to bum + -le. * Noun: From the verb.

Etymology 4

* Verb: Frequentative of boom and/or bum, equivalent to bum + -le. * Noun: From the verb.

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