Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bimble

/ˈbɪmbəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.01 in modern English

Syllables: bim-ble
IPA: /ˈbɪmbəl/

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A walk or journey with no particular haste.

British usage; Colloquial

verb

To walk or travel with no particular haste.

British usage; Colloquial; Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"Check-in ran like clockwork and after unpacking, we bimbled off to the cycle centre, hired two bikes and a kiddy trailer for the boys and set off to get our bearings."

Etymology

Probably an alteration or variant of bumble (verb), perhaps influenced semantically by association with amble (verb). This term is originally nautical and military in usage, and is previously used outside the current meaning of traveling on foot.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈbɪmbəl/
British English: /ˈbɪmbl/

Usage

Inflected Forms

bimbles (plural) bimbles (present, singular) bimbling (participle, present) bimbled (participle, past) bimbled (past)

Synonyms

amble mooch stroll dander roam saunter wander

Rhymes With

symbol nimble trimble cymbal thimble gimbal abu simbel gimble limbal wimble cimbal fimble

Questions

How do you pronounce bimble?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɪmbəl/.
What does bimble mean?: A walk or journey with no particular haste.
Where does bimble come from?: Probably an alteration or variant of bumble (verb), perhaps influenced semantically by association with amble (verb). This term is originally nautical and military in usage, and is previously used outside the current meaning of traveling on foot.

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