Bumble
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈbʌmbəl/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Bumble is a noun meaning A confusion; a jumble.
Meaning
A confusion; a jumble.
More Meanings
- (intransitive) To act or move in an awkward or confused manner (often clumsily, incompetently, or carelessly).
- (intransitive) To boom, as a Eurasian bittern.
- (intransitive, of an insect) To buzz or bum.
- (intransitive, frequently with on) To speak in a rambling, incoherent, or indistinct manner, especially at tedious length.
- (transitive, obsolete) To grumble at; to blame.
- A bumblebee.
- (originally Scotland and Northern England, transitive) To carry out (a task) clumsily, incompetently, or with many careless mistakes; to bungle, to botch.
Example Sentences
Spiders build webs and wait for insects to bumble into them.
Word Forms
- bumbles
- bumbling
- bumbled
Synonyms for bumble
Depending on context, synonyms include falter, stumble.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include falter, stumble, bee, clusterbumble, whirl, spuddle.
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