Bumble (Verb)
Meaning 1
Make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement".
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
Synonyms
- Louse Up
- Fumble
- Ball Up
- Bollix Up
- Bodge
- Spoil
- Botch Up
- Bollocks
- Screw Up
- Muck Up
- Mess Up
- Muff
- Blow
- Bobble
- Mishandle
- Bollocks Up
- Bungle
- Botch
- Flub
- Fuck Up
- Fluff
- Bollix
- Foul Up
Hypernyms
Related Words
Meaning 2
Walk unsteadily; "The drunk man stumbled about".
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
Examples
- The little child took her first steps and began to bumble towards her mother.
- After a long illness, the elderly man had to bumble around the house to regain his balance.
- The tipsy party guest started to bumble through the crowded room, spilling drinks everywhere.
- She bumbled down the stairs in her high heels, almost tripping over her own feet.
- The sleepy morning commute had him bumbling along the sidewalk, barely awake.