BUMBLE
Dictionary entry overview: What does bumble mean?
• BUMBLE (verb)
The verb BUMBLE has 3 senses:
1. make a mess of, destroy or ruin
2. walk unsteadily
3. speak haltingly
Familiarity information: BUMBLE used as a verb is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• BUMBLE (verb)
Meaning:
Make a mess of, destroy or ruin
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
bungle; flub; fluff; foul up; fuck up; louse up; mess up; mishandle; muck up; bumble; botch up; ball up; bobble; bodge; bollix; bollix up; bollocks; bollocks up; botch; spoil; muff; screw up; fumble; blow
Context examples:
I botched the dinner and we had to eat out / the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement
Hypernyms (to "bumble" is one way to...):
fail; go wrong; miscarry (be unsuccessful)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Walk unsteadily
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
stumble; bumble; falter
Context example:
The drunk man stumbled about
Hypernyms (to "bumble" is one way to...):
walk (use one's feet to advance; advance by steps)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
Sentence example:
Sam and Sue bumble
Meaning:
Speak haltingly
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
stammer; stutter; bumble; falter
Context example:
The speaker faltered when he saw his opponent enter the room
Hypernyms (to "bumble" is one way to...):
mouth; speak; talk; utter; verbalise; verbalize (express in speech)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
