"bumble" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbʌmbəl/ Audio: en-us-bumble.ogg [US] Forms: bumbles [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌmbəl Etymology: Onomatopoeia. Compare bungle, jumble, and fumble. Etymology templates: {{m|en|bungle}} bungle, {{m|en|jumble}} jumble, {{m|en|fumble}} fumble Head templates: {{en-noun}} bumble (plural bumbles)
  1. A confusion; a jumble.
    Sense id: en-bumble-en-noun-ZxZUUJ93
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈbʌmbəl/ Audio: en-us-bumble.ogg [US] Forms: bumbles [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌmbəl Etymology: * Verb: Frequentative of boom and/or bum, equivalent to bum + -le. * Noun: From the verb. Etymology templates: {{m|en|boom}} boom, {{m|en|bum}} bum, {{suf|en|bum|le|id2=verbal frequentative}} bum + -le Head templates: {{en-noun}} bumble (plural bumbles)
  1. A bumble-bee. Categories (topical): Animal sounds
    Sense id: en-bumble-en-noun-PMMQjCd6 Disambiguation of Animal sounds: 3 31 24 3 10 29
  2. (UK, dialect) The Eurasian bittern. Tags: UK, dialectal Categories (topical): Animal sounds Categories (lifeform): Bees, Herons
    Sense id: en-bumble-en-noun-a9p8SEEb Disambiguation of Animal sounds: 3 31 24 3 10 29 Disambiguation of Bees: 3 16 50 3 23 6 Disambiguation of Herons: 2 13 48 2 31 4 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English onomatopoeias Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 17 46 2 28 5 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 3 16 45 2 26 8 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 4 16 45 3 25 6 Disambiguation of English onomatopoeias: 6 17 45 5 23 5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /ˈbʌmbəl/ Audio: en-us-bumble.ogg [US] Forms: bumbles [present, singular, third-person], bumbling [participle, present], bumbled [participle, past], bumbled [past]
Rhymes: -ʌmbəl Etymology: Onomatopoeia. Compare bungle, jumble, and fumble. Etymology templates: {{m|en|bungle}} bungle, {{m|en|jumble}} jumble, {{m|en|fumble}} fumble Head templates: {{en-verb}} bumble (third-person singular simple present bumbles, present participle bumbling, simple past and past participle bumbled)
  1. To act in an inept, clumsy or inexpert manner; to make mistakes. Derived forms: Bumblefuck Related terms: bungle, fumble, jumble Translations (move or act in an awkward or confused manner): обърквам се (obǎrkvam se) (Bulgarian), chafallar (Galician), enredar (Galician), tropezar (Galician), herumeiern (German), tupehau (Maori), pakihawa (Maori)
    Sense id: en-bumble-en-verb--f4s0IYd
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ˈbʌmbəl/ Audio: en-us-bumble.ogg [US] Forms: bumbles [present, singular, third-person], bumbling [participle, present], bumbled [participle, past], bumbled [past]
Rhymes: -ʌmbəl Etymology: * Verb: Frequentative of boom and/or bum, equivalent to bum + -le. * Noun: From the verb. Etymology templates: {{m|en|boom}} boom, {{m|en|bum}} bum, {{suf|en|bum|le|id2=verbal frequentative}} bum + -le Head templates: {{en-verb}} bumble (third-person singular simple present bumbles, present participle bumbling, simple past and past participle bumbled)
  1. (intransitive) To boom, as a Eurasian bittern. Tags: intransitive Categories (topical): Animal sounds
    Sense id: en-bumble-en-verb-mF7SBk1e Disambiguation of Animal sounds: 3 31 24 3 10 29
  2. (intransitive) To buzz, as a fly. Tags: intransitive Categories (topical): Animal sounds
    Sense id: en-bumble-en-verb-b0o6Kx0L Disambiguation of Animal sounds: 3 31 24 3 10 29
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: bumble-bee, bumblebird
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_text": "Onomatopoeia. Compare bungle, jumble, and fumble.",
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      "form": "bumbles",
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bumbling",
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        "participle",
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    },
    {
      "form": "bumbled",
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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    },
    {
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    },
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    }
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        {
          "text": "Spiders build webs and wait for insects to bumble into them.",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To act in an inept, clumsy or inexpert manner; to make mistakes."
      ],
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        [
          "inept",
          "inept"
        ],
        [
          "clumsy",
          "clumsy"
        ],
        [
          "inexpert",
          "inexpert"
        ],
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          "mistake",
          "mistake"
        ]
      ]
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      "rhymes": "-ʌmbəl"
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      ],
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    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "obǎrkvam se",
      "sense": "move or act in an awkward or confused manner",
      "word": "обърквам се"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "move or act in an awkward or confused manner",
      "word": "chafallar"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "move or act in an awkward or confused manner",
      "word": "enredar"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "move or act in an awkward or confused manner",
      "word": "tropezar"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "move or act in an awkward or confused manner",
      "word": "herumeiern"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "move or act in an awkward or confused manner",
      "word": "tupehau"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "move or act in an awkward or confused manner",
      "word": "pakihawa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bumble"
}

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      "word": "bumblebird"
    }
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        "To boom, as a Eurasian bittern."
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        "intransitive"
      ]
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        "English intransitive verbs"
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        "To buzz, as a fly."
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          "fly"
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      ],
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        "(intransitive) To buzz, as a fly."
      ],
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        "intransitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbʌmbəl/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ʌmbəl"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-bumble.ogg",
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      ],
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  ],
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}

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    "English terms with audio links",
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      "args": {
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      },
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      "args": {
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        "3": "le",
        "id2": "verbal frequentative"
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    {
      "form": "bumbles",
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        "A bumble-bee."
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      "categories": [
        "British English",
        "English dialectal terms"
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        "The Eurasian bittern."
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        "(UK, dialect) The Eurasian bittern."
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbʌmbəl/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ʌmbəl"
    },
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      "audio": "en-us-bumble.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/2/22/En-us-bumble.ogg/En-us-bumble.ogg.mp3",
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        "US"
      ],
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}

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