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bumble en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • (US) audio
  • /ˈbʊmbəl/ (Northern-England)
  • /ˈbʌmbəl/

Etymology

Onomatopoeia. Compare bungle, jumble, and fumble.

Meanings

  1. A confusion; a jumble.

Forms

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bumbles Number=Plur lexicographic

bumble en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • (US) audio
  • /ˈbʊmbəl/ (Northern-England)
  • /ˈbʌmbəl/

Etymology

Onomatopoeia. Compare bungle, jumble, and fumble.

Meanings

  1. (intransitive) To act or move in an awkward or confused manner (often clumsily, incompetently, or carelessly).
    • Spiders build webs and wait for insects to bumble into them.
  2. (transitive) To carry out (a task) clumsily, incompetently, or with many careless mistakes; to bungle, to botch.

Forms

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bumbling Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
bumbled Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
bumbled Tense=Past lexicographic
bumbles Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Deriveds

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

Relateds

rumble-bumble · jumble · fumble · bungle

Translations (10)

cs vrávorat (move or act in an awkward or confused manner) · gl tropezar (move or act in an awkward or confused manner) · gl enredar (move or act in an awkward or confused manner) · mi pakihawa (move or act in an awkward or confused manner) · bg обърквам се (move or act in an awkward or confused manner) · vi loạng quạng (move or act in an awkward or confused manner) · cs počínat si zmateně (move or act in an awkward or confused manner) · de herumeiern (move or act in an awkward or confused manner) · gl chafallar (move or act in an awkward or confused manner) · mi tupehau (move or act in an awkward or confused manner)

bumble en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • (US) audio
  • /ˈbʊmbəl/ (Northern-England)
  • /ˈbʌmbəl/

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. A bumblebee.
  2. (Ireland, UK, dialectal) A Eurasian bittern.

Forms

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bumbles Number=Plur lexicographic

Relateds

bumbledom

bumble en · VERB · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • (US) audio
  • /ˈbʊmbəl/ (Northern-England)
  • /ˈbʌmbəl/

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. (intransitive) To boom, as a Eurasian bittern.
  2. (intransitive, of an insect) To buzz or bum.
  3. (intransitive, qualifier:frequently with on) To speak in a rambling, incoherent, or indistinct manner, especially at tedious length.
  4. (obsolete, transitive) To grumble at; to blame.

Forms

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bumbles Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
bumbling Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
bumbled Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
bumbled Tense=Past lexicographic

Relateds

bumblebee · bumblebird