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Definition of Bumble
1. Verb. Make a mess of, destroy or ruin. "The pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement"
Generic synonyms: Fail, Go Wrong, Miscarry
Derivative terms: Ballup, Botch, Botcher, Bumbler, Bungle, Bungler, Flub, Fluff, Foul-up, Fuckup, Fumbler, Mess-up, Screwup, Spoil, Spoilage, Spoiling
2. Verb. Walk unsteadily. "Sam and Sue bumble"; "The drunk man stumbled about"
3. Verb. Speak haltingly. "Sam and Sue bumble"; "The speaker faltered when he saw his opponent enter the room"
Generic synonyms: Mouth, Speak, Talk, Utter, Verbalise, Verbalize
Derivative terms: Falter, Stammer, Stammerer, Stutter, Stutterer
Definition of Bumble
1. n. The bittern.
2. v. i. To make a hollow or humming noise, like that of a bumblebee; to cry as a bittern.
Definition of Bumble
1. Noun. A confusion, jumble. ¹
2. Verb. To act in an inept, clumsy or inexpert manner; to make mistakes. ¹
3. Noun. A bumble-bee. ¹
4. Noun. (''provincial'') The bittern. ¹
5. Verb. (intransitive) To boom, as a bittern; to buzz, as a fly. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Bumble
1. to bungle [v -BLED, -BLING, -BLES] - See also: bungle
Medical Definition of Bumble
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Bumble
Literary usage of Bumble
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Correspondence Concerning Claims Against Great Britain: Transmitted to the by United States Dept. of State (1869)
"Mr. bumble then said the ship belonged to a friend of his, ... Mr. bumble said
he had not, as he was poorly, but expected to see him in a day or so. ..."
2. The Writings of Charles Dickens by Charles Dickens, Gilbert Ashville Pierce (1894)
"Mr. bumble coughed again, and slightly smiled. Mrs. Corney rose to get another
cup and saucer from the closet. As she sat down, her eyes once again ..."
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