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Webster 1913 Edition

Bumble

Bum′ble

,
Noun.
[See
Bump
to boom.]
(Zool.)
The bittern.
[Local, Eng.]

Bum′ble

,
Verb.
I.
To make a hollow or humming noise, like that of a bumblebee; to buzz; to cry as a bittern.
As a bittern
bumbleth
in the mire.
Chaucer.

Definition 2024

bumble

bumble

English

Noun

bumble ‎(plural bumbles)

  1. A confusion, jumble.

Verb

bumble ‎(third-person singular simple present bumbles, present participle bumbling, simple past and past participle bumbled)

  1. To act in an inept, clumsy or inexpert manner; to make mistakes.
    Spiders build webs and wait for insects to bumble into them.

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Etymology 2

  • Noun: From the verb.
  • Verb: Frequentative of boom and/or bum, equivalent to bum +‎ -le.

Noun

bumble ‎(plural bumbles)

  1. A bumble-bee.
  2. (Britain, dialect) The bittern.

Verb

bumble ‎(third-person singular simple present bumbles, present participle bumbling, simple past and past participle bumbled)

  1. (intransitive) To boom, as a bittern; to buzz, as a fly.

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Etymology

Onomatopoeia. Compare bungle, jumble, and fumble.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ʌmbəl

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