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单词 bumble
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bumble

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[ buhm-buhl ]
/ ˈbʌm bəl /
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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.

noun

an awkward blunder.

Origin of bumble

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1525–35; perhaps blend of bungle and stumble

OTHER WORDS FROM bumble

bumbler, noun

Words nearby bumble

bum, 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 bumble

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1350–1400; Middle English bomblen, frequentative of bomben to boom, buzz; imitative
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British Dictionary definitions for bumble (1 of 2)

bumble1
/ (ˈbʌmbəl) /

verb

to speak or do in a clumsy, muddled, or inefficient wayhe bumbled his way through his speech
(intr) to proceed unsteadily; stumble

noun

a blunder or botch

Derived forms of bumble

bumbler, nounbumbling, noun, adjective

Word Origin for bumble

C16: 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 bumble

C14 bomblen to buzz, boom, of imitative origin
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