bumble

Noun

A confusion; a jumble.

Verb

1. (intransitive) To act or move in an awkward or confused manner (often clumsily, incompetently, or carelessly).
2. (transitive) To carry out (a task) clumsily, incompetently, or with many careless mistakes; to bungle, to botch.

Verb

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

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈbʌmbəl/

Etymology

Onomatopoeia. Compare bungle, jumble, and fumble.

Synonyms

falter

stammer

stutter

botch

bungle

blunder

stumble

mess up

fluff

foul up

fuck up

fumble

mishandle

muck up

muff

screw up

spoil

ball up

blow

bobble

bollix

bollocks

buzz

flounder

flub

bollix up

bollocks up

botch up

louse up

bodge

titubate

mumble

mistake

blunder out

swag

totter

Translations

bafouiller

gaguejar

quequejar

φασαρία

niquer

👉👌

balbuciar

تلعثم

تلعْثم

Wichtigtuer

θόρυβος

balbutier

bégayer

balbettare

tartagliare

balbucear