bumble
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English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Onomatopoeia. Compare bungle, jumble, and fumble.
Noun[edit]
bumble (plural bumbles)
Verb[edit]
bumble (third-person singular simple present bumbles, present participle bumbling, simple past and past participle bumbled)
- To act in an inept, clumsy or inexpert manner; to make mistakes.
- Spiders build webs and wait for insects to bumble into them.
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Translations[edit]
move or act in an awkward or confused manner
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Etymology 2[edit]
This entry needs a sound clip exemplifying the definition.
Verb[edit]
bumble (third-person singular simple present bumbles, present participle bumbling, simple past and past participle bumbled)
- (intransitive) To boom, as a Eurasian bittern.
- (intransitive) To buzz, as a fly.
Related terms[edit]
Noun[edit]
bumble (plural bumbles)
- A bumble-bee.
- (UK, dialect) The Eurasian bittern.
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