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BNC: 31044 COCA: 23250

bumble

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bumble /ˈbʌmbəl/ verb
bumbles; bumbled; bumbling
bumble
/ˈbʌmbəl/
verb
bumbles; bumbled; bumbling
Learner's definition of BUMBLE
: to act, move, or speak in an awkward or confusing way踉踉跄跄;笨手笨脚;结结巴巴
[no object]
[+ object]
US : to do, make, or handle (something) badly搞坏;弄糟
[+ object]
[no object]

— bumbler

/ˈbʌmblɚ/ noun, plural bumblers [count]

— bumbling

adjective
BNC: 31044 COCA: 23250

bumble

1 of 2

verb (1)

bum·​ble ˈbəm-bəl How to pronounce bumble (audio)
bumbled; bumbling ˈbəm-b(ə-)liŋ How to pronounce bumble (audio)

bumble

2 of 2

verb (2)

bumbled; bumbling

intransitive verb

1
: blunder
specifically : to speak ineptly in a stuttering and faltering manner
2
: to proceed unsteadily : stumble
bumbler noun

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
The episode kicks off with Rinna continuing to bumble around in the IKEA cupboards in her garage. Jodi Walker, EW.com, 26 Aug. 2021 Zach Woods and Suzy Nakamura round out the cast as other Avenue 5 employees, all of whom bumble around while attempting to maintain order onboard. Washington Post, 6 Nov. 2020 This book by the editors of the blog Lawfare isn’t just another compendium of insider gossip and bumbling treachery. New York Times, 13 Feb. 2020 Jim Parsons is a mercurial wonder as Henry Willson, the brutal, high-powered agent (and closeted homosexual) who turns bumbling Roy into marquee star Rock Hudson through sheer force of will (and compulsory dental work). Darren Franich, EW.com, 29 Apr. 2020 The Lakers looked like a bumbling organization, and the Pelicans looked inept. Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY, 16 June 2019 Men are often presented as bumbling babysitters instead of caretakers — that onerous task nearly always falls on the mother. Maia Efrem, refinery29.com, 15 June 2019 See More

Word History

Etymology

Verb (1)

Middle English bomblen to boom, of imitative origin

Verb (2)

perhaps alteration of bungle

First Known Use

Verb (1)

1689, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb (2)

1533, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of bumble was in 1533
BNC: 31044 COCA: 23250

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