Jumble

/ˈd͡ʒʌmbəl/ · verb

Meaning

(transitive) To mix or confuse..

Definitions by Sense

1. (transitive) To mix or confuse.
2. (intransitive) To meet or unite in a confused way.
3. A mixture of often unrelated things.
4. (uncountable, British) Items for a rummage sale.
5. (countable, British, informal) A rummage sale.
6. (archaic) A small, thin, sugared cake, usually ring-shaped.

Example Sentences

Why dost thou blend and jumble such inconsistencies together?

Every clime and age jumbled together.

I tried to study, but in my half-awake state, all of the concepts seemed to jumble together.

My thoughts were all in a jumble.

His voice was rich and mellow and he had so long been thoroughly persuaded of the weight and import to mankind of any word he said that his words really had come to sound as if there were something in them. But now he can only whisper, and what he whispers sounds like what it is—mere jumble and jargon.

The bufferbeam is another factor that must be carefully considered. The buffing and coupling centre is 3ft 5½in above rail level and the beam carries not only buffers and drawgear but a jumble of train connections such as jumpers and pipes.

The newspaper letters, all capitals, made up a jumble of typefaces.

Hire a stall at a fair or sell your wares at a car boot sale. Adjust your jumble's price to something very reasonable and attractive for people to buy. Your income will depend on the quality and quantity of the jumble […]

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Word Forms

• jumbles
• jumbling
• jumbled
• jumbal
• jumball

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