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

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