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

It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.
Pythagoras