单词 | bumble |
释义 | bumble1[ buhm-buhl ] / ˈbʌm bəl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR bumble ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used without object), bum·bled, bum·bling.to bungle or blunder awkwardly; muddle: He somehow bumbled through two years of college. to stumble or stagger. to speak in a low, stuttering, halting manner; mumble. verb (used with object), bum·bled, bum·bling.to do (something) clumsily; botch. nounan awkward blunder. Origin of bumble11525–35; perhaps blend of bungle and stumble OTHER WORDS FROM bumblebumbler, nounWords nearby bumblebum, bum around, bum bag, bumbailiff, bumbershoot, bumble, bumblebee, bumblebeefish, bumbleberry, bumbledom, bumblefoot Definition for bumble (2 of 2)bumble2 [ buhm-buhl ] / ˈbʌm bəl / verb (used without object), bum·bled, bum·bling.to make a buzzing, humming sound, as a bee. Origin of bumble21350–1400; Middle English bomblen, frequentative of bomben to boom, buzz; imitative Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for bumbleBritish Dictionary definitions for bumble (1 of 2)bumble1 / (ˈbʌmbəl) / verbto speak or do in a clumsy, muddled, or inefficient wayhe bumbled his way through his speech (intr) to proceed unsteadily; stumble nouna blunder or botch Derived forms of bumblebumbler, nounbumbling, noun, adjectiveWord Origin for bumbleC16: perhaps a blend of bungle + stumble British Dictionary definitions for bumble (2 of 2)bumble2 / (ˈbʌmbəl) / verb(intr) to make a humming sound Word Origin for bumbleC14 bomblen to buzz, boom, of imitative origin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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