bumble

ˈbʌmbəl

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Definition of bumble - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

intr.

movementmove clumsily or unsteadily, often tripping

He bumbled down the stairs, nearly falling.

stumble

totter

speechspeak in a confused or halting manner

She bumbled through her presentation nervously.

mumble

stammer

Noun

insects

Rare

bumble-bee

Rare

I heard a bumble in the garden.

humblebee

clumsiness

Rare

clumsy or confused action

Rare

His bumble through the presentation was painful to watch..

blunder

fumble

stumble

bird

Dated

the Eurasian bittern bird

Dated

We spotted a bumble by the lake.

bittern

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bumble-bee
the Eurasian bittern bird

Origin of bumble

Middle English, bomblen (to hum)

Examples of bumble in a sentence

The toddler bumbled around the room, bumping into furniture.
He tends to bumble when asked difficult questions.
The actor bumbled his lines during the rehearsal.
A bumble landed on the flower.
The buzzing bumble flew past my ear.
The bumble in his speech was noticeable.

Her bumble during the dance was endearing.
The bumble's call echoed through the marsh.
A bumble flew low over the reeds.

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French:trébucher, bourdon, ...
German:stolpern, Hummel, ...
Italian:barcollare, bombo, ...
Spanish:moverse torpemente, abejorro, ...
Portuguese:tropeçar, abelhão, ...
Chinese:跌跌撞撞, 熊蜂, ...
Japanese:よろめく, マルハナバチ, ...
Arabic:ترنح, نحلة طنانة, ...
Hebrew:לָנוּעַ בְּאוֹפֶן מְסוֹרְבָּל, בּוֹמְבּוּס, ...
Russian:неуклюже двигаться, шмель, ...
Ukrainian:незграбно рухатися, джміль, ...
Hindi:अकुशलता से चलना, बंबल, ...
Bengali:অস্থিরভাবে চলা, ভোমরা, ...
Catalan:moure's maldestrement, abellot, ...
Czech:potácet se, čmelák, ...
Danish:tumle, humle, ...
Dutch:struikelen, hommel, ...
Greek:σκοντάφτω, βούισμα, ...
Hungarian:botorkálni, poszméh, ...
Khmer:ដើរទ្រេតទ្រោត, ឃ្មុំបំប្លង់, ...
Korean:서툴게 움직이다, 호박벌, ...
Persian:لغزید, زنبور, ...
Polish:zataczać się, trzmiel, ...
Portuguese (BR):tropeçar, abelha, ...
Romanian:a se împiedica, bondar, ...
Swedish:snubbla, humla, ...
Thai:เคลื่อนไหวอย่างงุ่มง่าม, ผึ้งหึ่ง, ...
Turkish:sendelemek, yaban arısı, ...
Vietnamese:đi loạng choạng, tiếng ong nghệ, ...

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