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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

  • Fail
  • Go Wrong

Related Words

  • Bumbler (noun)

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.

Synonyms

  • Falter
  • Stumble

Hypernyms

  • Walk

Meaning 3

Speak haltingly; "The speaker faltered when he saw his opponent enter the room".

Classification

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

Synonyms

  • Falter
  • Stammer
  • Stutter

Hypernyms

  • Speak
  • Verbalise
  • Verbalize
  • Mouth
  • Utter
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