bumble
English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Onomatopoeia. Compare bungle, jumble, and fumble.
Noun
bumble (plural bumbles)
Verb
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- To act in an inept, clumsy or inexpert manner; to make mistakes.
- Spiders build webs and wait for insects to bumble into them.
Translations
move or act in an awkward or confused manner
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Etymology 2
Verb
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- (intransitive) To boom, as a bittern; to buzz, as a fly.
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Noun
bumble (plural bumbles)
- A bumble-bee.
- (UK, dialect) The bittern.
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