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bumble

(bʌmbəl)

Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense bumbles, present participle bumbling, past tense, past participle bumbled

Phrasal verbs:

See bumble around

bumble in British English 1

(ˈbʌmbəl)

verb

to speak or do in a clumsy, muddled, or inefficient way

2. (intransitive)

to proceed unsteadily; stumble

noun

a blunder or botch

Derived forms

bumbler (ˈbumbler)

noun

bumbling (ˈbumbling)

noun, adjective

bumblingly (ˈbumblingly)

adverb

Word origin

C16: perhaps a blend of bungle + stumble

bumble in British English 2

(ˈbʌmbəl)

verb

(intransitive)

to make a humming sound

Word origin

C14 bomblen to buzz, boom, of imitative origin

bumble in American English

(ˈbʌmbəl)

verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈbumbled or ˈbumbling

to blunder

to stumble

verb transitive

to bungle or botch

Derived forms

bumbler (ˈbumbler)

noun

Examples of 'bumble' in a sentence
bumble

He can appear aloof and there's something bumbling about his character.He may seem like a bumbling fool, but not much gets past him.Bumble bees disappear inside them.A typical story of naive backpackers bumbling about in a foreign land, you might think.

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Literary characters

1 (verb) in the sense of stagger

Definition

to move in a clumsy or unsteady way

I finally bumbled out of the little bar.

Synonyms

stagger

He was staggering and had to lean on the bar.

reel

He lost his balance and reeled back.

weave

sway

The people swayed back and forth with arms linked.

lurch

The men struggled to their feet and lurched out on to the veranda.

wobble

The ladder wobbled on the uneven ground.

teeter

He watched the cup teeter on the edge before it fell.

totter

His legs were in pain and he had to totter home.

2 (verb) in the sense of blather

Definition

to speak or do in a clumsy, muddled, or inefficient way

He bumbled his way through endless takes.

Synonyms

blather

He kept on blathering about incompetence.

rabbit (on) (British, informal)

ramble

Sometimes she tended to ramble.

waffle (informal, mainly British)

some guy on TV waffling on about some new product

burble

prattle

She prattled on until I wanted to scream.

jabber

I left them there jabbering away

gabble

The child sat on his knee and gabbled excitedly.

prate

3 (verb) in the sense of tinker

Definition

to speak or do in a clumsy, muddled, or inefficient way

Synonyms

tinker

Instead of admitting their error, they just tinkered with the problem.

play

He's not working, he's just playing around.

toy

monkey

potter

She was pottering around in the garden.

fiddle (informal)

He fiddled with the radio dial.

meddle

dabble

mess about

muck about (British, slang)

Additional synonyms

in the sense of fiddle

He fiddled with the radio dial.

Synonyms

tinker,

adjust,

interfere,

mess about or around

in the sense of gabble

Definition

to speak rapidly and indistinctly

The child sat on his knee and gabbled excitedly.

Synonyms

prattle,

chatter,

babble,

gibber,

jabber,

rattle,

rabbit on (British, informal),

blab,

blabber,

run off at the mouth (slang),

gush,

spout,

waffle (informal, British)

in the sense of jabber

Definition

to speak very quickly and excitedly

I left them there jabbering away

Synonyms

chatter,

rabbit (on) (British, informal),

ramble,

mumble,

babble,

waffle (informal, British),

drivel,

yap (informal),

tattle,

gabble,

blather,

blether,

run off at the mouth (slang),

prate

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单词	bumble
释义	Trends of bumble View usage for: bumble (bʌmbəl) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense bumbles, present participle bumbling, past tense, past participle bumbled Phrasal verbs: See bumble around bumble in British English 1 (ˈbʌmbəl) verb 1. to speak or do in a clumsy, muddled, or inefficient way 2. (intransitive) to proceed unsteadily; stumble noun 3. a blunder or botch Derived forms bumbler (ˈbumbler) noun bumbling (ˈbumbling) noun, adjective bumblingly (ˈbumblingly) adverb Word origin C16: perhaps a blend of bungle + stumble bumble in British English 2 (ˈbʌmbəl) verb (intransitive) to make a humming sound Word origin C14 bomblen to buzz, boom, of imitative origin bumble in American English (ˈbʌmbəl) verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈbumbled or ˈbumbling 1. to blunder 2. to stumble verb transitive 3. to bungle or botch Derived forms bumbler (ˈbumbler) noun Examples of 'bumble' in a sentence bumble He can appear aloof and there's something bumbling about his character. Times, Sunday Times (2012) He may seem like a bumbling fool, but not much gets past him. The Sun (2016) Bumble bees disappear inside them. Times, Sunday Times (2011) A typical story of naive backpackers bumbling about in a foreign land, you might think. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Word lists with bumble Literary characters 1 (verb) in the sense of stagger Definition to move in a clumsy or unsteady way I finally bumbled out of the little bar. Synonyms stagger He was staggering and had to lean on the bar. reel He lost his balance and reeled back. weave sway The people swayed back and forth with arms linked. lurch The men struggled to their feet and lurched out on to the veranda. wobble The ladder wobbled on the uneven ground. teeter He watched the cup teeter on the edge before it fell. totter His legs were in pain and he had to totter home. 2 (verb) in the sense of blather Definition to speak or do in a clumsy, muddled, or inefficient way He bumbled his way through endless takes. Synonyms blather He kept on blathering about incompetence. rabbit (on) (British, informal) ramble Sometimes she tended to ramble. waffle (informal, mainly British) some guy on TV waffling on about some new product burble prattle She prattled on until I wanted to scream. jabber I left them there jabbering away gabble The child sat on his knee and gabbled excitedly. prate 3 (verb) in the sense of tinker Definition to speak or do in a clumsy, muddled, or inefficient way Synonyms tinker Instead of admitting their error, they just tinkered with the problem. play He's not working, he's just playing around. toy monkey potter She was pottering around in the garden. fiddle (informal) He fiddled with the radio dial. meddle dabble mess about muck about (British, slang) Additional synonyms in the sense of fiddle He fiddled with the radio dial. Synonyms tinker, adjust, interfere, mess about or around in the sense of gabble Definition to speak rapidly and indistinctly The child sat on his knee and gabbled excitedly. Synonyms prattle, chatter, babble, gibber, jabber, rattle, rabbit on (British, informal), blab, blabber, run off at the mouth (slang), gush, spout, waffle (informal, British) in the sense of jabber Definition to speak very quickly and excitedly I left them there jabbering away Synonyms chatter, rabbit (on) (British, informal), ramble, mumble, babble, waffle (informal, British), drivel, yap (informal), tattle, gabble, blather, blether, run off at the mouth (slang), prate Nearby words of bumble bulwark bum bum around bumble bumbler bumbling bump Synonyms of 'bumble' bumble Explore 'bumble' in the dictionary
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