bumble
pronunciation
How to pronounce bumble in British English:
UK [ˈbʌmbl]
How to pronounce bumble in American English:
US [ˈbʌmbəl]
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- Verb:
- make a mess of, destroy or ruin
- walk unsteadily
- speak haltingly
Word Origin
- bumble (v.)
- "to flounder, blunder," 1530s, probably of imitative origin. Related: Bumbled; bumbler; bumbling.
- Bumble
- "self-important petty official," 1856, from the name of the fussy, pompous, stupid beadle in Dickens' "Oliver Twist."
Example
- 1. Asked mr bumble , watching as she mixed his drink .
- 2. The bumble bee shouldn 't be able to fly .
- 3. George seems to bumble along through life happily enough .
- 4. Mr bumble shook his head .
- 5. Complaining loudly , mrs corney asked mr bumble to wait until she came back .