Associations to the word «Bumble»

Wiktionary

BUMBLE, noun. A confusion, jumble.
BUMBLE, verb. To act in an inept, clumsy or inexpert manner; to make mistakes.
BUMBLE, noun. A bumble-bee.
BUMBLE, noun. (UK) (dialect) The bittern.
BUMBLE, verb. (intransitive) To boom, as a bittern; to buzz, as a fly.

Dictionary definition

BUMBLE, verb. Make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement".
BUMBLE, verb. Walk unsteadily; "The drunk man stumbled about".
BUMBLE, verb. Speak haltingly; "The speaker faltered when he saw his opponent enter the room".

Wise words

Men govern nothing with more difficulty than their tongues, and can moderate their desires more than their words.
Baruch Spinoza