/ ˈbʌmbl; NAmE / verb
[ v + adv. / prep. ] to act or move in an awkward or confused way :
I could hear him bumbling around in the kitchen.
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English (in the sense hum, drone ): from boom a loud sound + -le .
/ ˈbʌmbl; NAmE / verb
[ v + adv. / prep. ] to act or move in an awkward or confused way :
I could hear him bumbling around in the kitchen.
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English (in the sense hum, drone ): from boom a loud sound + -le .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005