Bumble

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • verb-intransitive. To speak in a faltering manner.
  • verb-intransitive. To move, act, or proceed clumsily. See Synonyms at blunder.
  • v. To bungle; botch.
  • verb-intransitive. To make a humming or droning sound; buzz.
  • n. A humming or droning sound; a buzz.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A confusion, jumble.
  • v. To act in an inept, clumsy or inexpert manner; to make mistakes.
  • n. A bumble-bee.
  • n. The bittern.
  • v. To boom, as a bittern; to buzz, as a fly.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The bittern.
  • verb-intransitive. To make a hollow or humming noise, like that of a bumblebee; to buzz; to cry as a bittern.
  • verb-intransitive. to act ineptly or without clear understanding of what one is doing; to blunder; to stumble about; -- sometimes used with around.
  • v. to bungle (a task).
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To make a humming noise; boom; cry like a bittern.
  • To make a splash in the sea.
  • To scold.
  • To start off quickly.
  • n. A bittern, Botaurus stellaris.
  • n. A bumblebee. Also bombell, bummle.
  • n. A jumble or confused heap; confusion.
  • n. An awkward person.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. speak haltingly
  • v. make a mess of, destroy or ruin
  • v. walk unsteadily
  • Verb Form
    bumbled    bumbles    bumbling   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    mouth    verbalise    speak    verbalize    utter    talk    miscarry    fail    go wrong    walk   
    Cross Reference
    Form
    Bumblefuck   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    buzz    blunder   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Trumbull    crumble    fumble    grumble    humble    jumble    mumble    rumble    stumble    tumble   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts