bumble

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈbʌmbəl/

Noun

bumble (plural bumbles)

1. A confusion; a jumble.

Verb

bumble (bumbles, present participle bumbling; past and past participle bumbled)

1. To act in an inept, clumsy or inexpert manner; to make mistakes.

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

Related terms

• bungle
• fumble
• jumble

Verb

bumble (bumbles, present participle bumbling; past and past participle bumbled)

1. (intransitive) To boom, as a bittern; to buzz, as a fly.

Related terms

• bumble-bee

Noun

bumble (plural bumbles)

1. A bumble-bee.
2. (UK, dialect) The bittern.

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