bumble

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
12
Words With Friends
17
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈbʌmbəl/
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/ˈbʌmbəl/ · /ˈbʊmbəl/

Definition of bumble

9 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A confusion; a jumble.
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noun

  1. A confusion; a jumble.
  2. A bumblebee.
  3. (Ireland, UK, dialectal)A Eurasian bittern.

verb

  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.
  3. (intransitive)To boom, as a Eurasian bittern.
  4. (intransitive)To buzz or bum.
  5. (intransitive)To speak in a rambling, incoherent, or indistinct manner, especially at tedious length.
  6. (obsolete, transitive)To grumble at; to blame.

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Etymology

Onomatopoeia. Compare bungle, jumble, and fumble.

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