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Other Words
Verb (2)
  • bum​bler ˈbəm-b(ə-)lər noun
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms: Verb (1)
burr buzz drone hum whir (also whirr) whish whiz (or whizz) zip zoom
Synonyms: Verb (2)
blow bobble boggle bollix (up) boot botch bugger (up) bungle butcher dub flub fluff foozle foul up fumble goof (up) louse up mangle mess (up) muck up muff murder screw up
Examples
Verb (1)
  • //a fly bumbling around the room while we were trying to sleep
Verb (2)
  • //accused the White House staff of bumbling the announcement of the replacement for the cabinet post
  • //I sort of bumbled through the dance number, hoping that it would soon end
  • //overcome with stage fright, I could only bumble through the speech
First Known Use
Verb (1)
1689, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb (2)
1533, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1
History and Etymology
Verb (1)
Middle English bomblen to boom, of imitative origin
Verb (2)
perhaps alteration of bungle
bumble
verb (1)

Synonyms (Entry 1 of 2)

  • to fly, turn, or move rapidly with a fluttering or vibratory sound //