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bumble

1

[ buhm-buhl ]

verb (used without object)

bumbled, bumbling.
  1. to bungle or blunder awkwardly; muddle:

    He somehow bumbled through two years of college.

  2. to stumble or stagger.
  3. to speak in a low, stuttering, halting manner; mumble.


verb (used with object)

bumbled, bumbling.
  1. to do (something) clumsily; botch.

noun

  1. an awkward blunder.

bumble

2

[ buhm-buhl ]

verb (used without object)

bumbled, bumbling.
  1. to make a buzzing, humming sound, as a bee.

bumble

1

/ ˈʌə /

verb

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

    he bumbled his way through his speech

  2. intr to proceed unsteadily; stumble
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a blunder or botch
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

bumble

2

/ ˈʌə /

verb

  1. intr to make a humming sound
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈܳ, noun
  • ˈܳԲ, nounadjective
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ܳb noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of bumble1

1525–35; perhaps blend of bungle and stumble

Origin of bumble2

1350–1400; Middle English bomblen, frequentative of bomben to boom, buzz; imitative
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of bumble1

C16: perhaps a blend of bungle + stumble

Origin of bumble2

C14 bomblen to buzz, boom, of imitative origin
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Our devotion to corporate jargon fuels enough inspirational business literature to cave in a library, most of which is useless, like the writings of Mark S.’s bumbling brother-in-law Ricken Hale.

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Yet something in the direction, something like affection for these bumbling adults and young adults, lightens the tone.

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Move over Mark Darcy, there's a new handsome, charming and slightly bumbling man in town: Alexander.

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The misstep and bumbled efforts to correct it, which left many unable to work their speakers, infuriated the brand’s loyal customers and took a toll on the company’s bottom line.

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Sometimes they were frightening, sometimes bumbling, always heavily armed.

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