bumble

A bumblebee.

Noun

  1. A bumblebee.
  2. A Eurasian bittern.

Origin

* Verb: Frequentative of boom and/or bum, equivalent to bum + -le. * Noun: From the verb.

Forms

bumbles

Related

bumbledom

Noun Entry 2

  1. A confusion; a jumble.

Origin

Onomatopoeia. Compare bungle, jumble, and fumble.

Forms

bumbles

Verb Entry 3

  1. To boom, as a Eurasian bittern.
  2. To buzz or bum.
  3. To speak in a rambling, incoherent, or indistinct manner, especially at tedious length.
  4. To grumble at; to blame.

Forms

bumbles bumbling bumbled

Related

bumblebee bumblebird

Verb Entry 4

  1. To act or move in an awkward or confused manner (often clumsily, incompetently, or carelessly).
    • Spiders build webs and wait for insects to bumble into them.
  2. To carry out (a task) clumsily, incompetently, or with many careless mistakes; to bungle, to botch.

Forms

bumbles bumbling bumbled

Related

bungle fumble jumble

Derived

bumble along bumble-bee bumblefoot Bumblefuck bumbleheaded bumble puppy bumbler bumblesome bumbly