BUMBLE


Meaning of BUMBLE in English

I. ˈbəm-bəl intransitive verb

( bum·bled ; bum·bling -b(ə-)liŋ)

Etymology: Middle English bomblen to boom, of imitative origin

Date: 15th century

1. : buzz

2. : drone , rumble

II. verb

( 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-)lər noun

• bum·bling·ly -b(ə-)liŋ-lē adverb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.