BUMBLE


Meaning of BUMBLE in English

v.

Function: verb

Inflected Form: bumbled ; bumbling

Etymology: perhaps alteration of bungle

Date: 1532

intransitive verb

1 : BLUNDER specifically : to speak ineptly in a stuttering and faltering manner

2 : to proceed unsteadily : STUMBLE

transitive verb : BUNGLE

– bum · bler \ -b( ə -)l ə r \ noun

– bum · bling · ly \ -b( ə -)li ŋ -l ē \ adverb

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.