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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bumble

/ˈbʌmbəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.97 in modern English

Syllables
bum-ble
IPA
/ˈbʌmbəl/
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A confusion; a jumble.

verb

To act or move in an awkward or confused manner (often clumsily, incompetently, or carelessly).

Intransitive verb

verb

To carry out (a task) clumsily, incompetently, or with many careless mistakes; to bungle, to botch.

Transitive verb

verb

To boom, as a Eurasian bittern.

Intransitive verb

verb

To buzz or bum.

Intransitive verb

verb

To speak in a rambling, incoherent, or indistinct manner, especially at tedious length.

Intransitive verb

verb

To grumble at; to blame.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

noun

A bumblebee.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Onomatopoeia. Compare bungle, jumble, and fumble.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

bumbles (plural) bumbles (present, singular) bumbling (participle, present) bumbled (participle, past) bumbled (past)

Derived Forms

bumblefoot Bumblefuck bumbleheaded bumbler bumblesome bumbly

Phrases

bumble along bumble-bee bumble puppy rumble-bumble

Frequently Paired Words

bungle fumble jumble rumble-bumble bumblebee bumblebird bumbledom

Synonyms

stutter stammer falter stumble botch bodge fumble botch up muff blow flub screw up

Rhymes With

humble rumble stumble tumble fumble crumble mumble jumble grumble trumbull trumble umbel

Questions

How do you pronounce bumble?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbʌmbəl/.
What does bumble mean?
A confusion; a jumble.
Where does bumble come from?
Onomatopoeia. Compare bungle, jumble, and fumble.

How to pronounce bumble

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