jumble (jumbles, present participle jumbling; past and past participle jumbled)

1. (transitive) To mix or confuse.

   • Why dost thou blend and jumble such inconsistencies together?

   • 1847, Alfred Tennyson, The Princess: A Medley, London: Edward Moxon, […], OCLC 2024748 ↗, prologue:

     Every clime and age jumbled together.

2. (intransitive) To meet or unite in a confused way.

   I tried to study, but in my half-awake state, all of the concepts seemed to jumble together.

• French: mélanger
• German: durcheinanderbringen, durcheinanderwerfen
• Italian: ingarbugliare
• Portuguese: misturar
• Russian: смешивать
• Spanish: mezclar, confundir

jumble

1. A mixture of unrelated things.
2. (uncountable, British) Items for a rummage sale.
3. (countable, British, informal) A rummage sale.
   • 1982, Hunter Davies, Flossie Teacake's Fur Coat

     "That's a nice coat," said Bella. "I used to have one like that. Got it at a jumble. But it didn't suit me. You look great in it."

• See also Thesaurus:hodgepodge

• German: Durcheinander, Mischmasch, Wirrwarr
• Italian: accozzaglia, guazzabuglio, paccottiglia, chincaglieria, cianfrusaglia, zibaldone, coacervo
• Portuguese: misto
• Russian: ку́ча
• Spanish: revuelo, revoltijo, jaleo

• German: Trödel

jumble (plural jumbles)

1. (archaic) A small, thin, sugared cake, usually ring-shaped.