bumble

Etymology 1

Onomatopoeia. Compare bungle, jumble, and fumble.

noun

  1. A confusion; a jumble.

verb

  1. To act in an inept, clumsy or inexpert manner; to make mistakes.
    Spiders build webs and wait for insects to bumble into them.

Etymology 2

* Verb: Frequentative of boom and/or bum, equivalent to bum + -le. * Noun: From the verb.

verb

  1. (intransitive) To boom, as a Eurasian bittern.
  2. (intransitive) To buzz, as a fly.

noun

  1. A bumble-bee.
  2. (UK, dialect) The Eurasian bittern.

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