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EnglishMerriam-Webster DictionaryEnglishMerriam-Webster Dictionaryverb (2)
bumbled; bumbling
Definition (Entry 2 of 2)
- intransitive verb
- : to proceed unsteadily : stumble
- transitive verb
- : bungle
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 1Verb (2)
1533, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1History and Etymology
Verb (1)
Middle English bomblen to boom, of imitative originVerb (2)
perhaps alteration of bunglebumble
verb (1)
Synonyms (Entry 1 of 2)
- to fly, turn, or move rapidly with a fluttering or vibratory sound //a fly bumbling around the room while we were trying to sleepverb (2)bumbled; bumbling
Definition (Entry 2 of 2)
- intransitive verb
- : to proceed unsteadily : stumble
- transitive verb
- : bungle
ExamplesVerb (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 UseVerb (1)1689, in the meaning defined at sense 1Verb (2)1533, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1History and EtymologyVerb (1)Middle English bomblen to boom, of imitative originVerb (2)perhaps alteration of bungle
bumble
verb (1)