bumble

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

verb

To act or move in an awkward or confused manner (often clumsily, incompetently, or carelessly).
To carry out (a task) clumsily, incompetently, or with many careless mistakes; to bungle, to botch.

verb

To boom, as a Eurasian bittern.
To buzz or bum.
To speak in a rambling, incoherent, or indistinct manner, especially at tedious length.
To grumble at; to blame.

noun

/ˈbʌmbəl/ en-us-bumble.ogg /ˈbʊmbəl/

bumble bumbles bumbling bumbled

Onomatopoeia. Compare bungle, jumble, and fumble.

bungle fumble jumble bumblebee bumblebird bumbledom

bumble along bumble-bee bumblefoot Bumblefuck bumbleheaded bumble puppy bumbler bumblesome bumbly

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