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bumble.

A confusion; a jumble.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbʌmbəl//ˈbʊmbəl/Northern-England
  1. A confusion; a jumble.

Where this word comes from

Onomatopoeia. Compare bungle, jumble, and fumble.

verb/ˈbʌmbəl//ˈbʊmbəl/Northern-England
  1. To act or move in an awkward or confused manner (often clumsily, incompetently, or carelessly).

    intransitive
    Spiders build webs and wait for insects to bumble into them.
  2. To carry out (a task) clumsily, incompetently, or with many careless mistakes; to bungle, to botch.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

Onomatopoeia. Compare bungle, jumble, and fumble.

verb/ˈbʌmbəl//ˈbʊmbəl/Northern-England
  1. To boom, as a Eurasian bittern.

    intransitive
  2. To buzz or bum.

    intransitive
  3. To speak in a rambling, incoherent, or indistinct manner, especially at tedious length.

    intransitive
  4. To grumble at; to blame.

    obsolete · transitive
Where this word comes from

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

noun/ˈbʌmbəl//ˈbʊmbəl/Northern-England
  1. A bumblebee.

  2. A Eurasian bittern.

    Ireland · UK · dialectal
Where this word comes from

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

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