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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024jum•ble /ˈdʒʌmbəl/USA pronunciation v., -bled, -bling, n. v. - to mix in a confused mass;
put or throw together without order: [~ + object]The clothes were all jumbled together.[~ + up + object]Someone jumbled up the files.[~ + object + up]Someone jumbled them up. n. [countable] - a mixed, disordered, or confused heap or mass:the clothes in a jumble on the floor.
- a state of confusion or disorder:My mind's in a jumble.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024jum•ble ( jum′bəl),USA pronunciation v., -bled, -bling, n. v.t. - to mix in a confused mass;
put or throw together without order:You've jumbled up all the cards. - to confuse mentally;
muddle. v.i. - to be mixed together in a disorderly heap or mass.
- to meet or come together confusedly.
n. - a mixed or disordered heap or mass:a jumble of paper clips, rubber bands, and string.
- a confused mixture;
medley. - a state of confusion or disorder.
- FoodAlso, jum′bal. a small, round, flat cake or cookie with a hole in the middle.
- perh. blend of, blended joll to bump (now dialect, dialectal) and tumble 1520–30
jum′ble•ment, n. jum′bler, n. jum′bling•ly, adv. - 7.See corresponding entry in Unabridged muddle, hodgepodge; farrago, gallimaufry; mess; chaos.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged separate.
- 7.See corresponding entry in Unabridged order.
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