bumble meaning

bumble as a verb

1. walk unsteadily
   • The drunk man stumbled about

   Synonyms: stumble, falter

   Type of: walk

2. speak haltingly
   • The speaker faltered when he saw his opponent enter the room

   Synonyms: stutter, stammer, falter

   Type of: talk

3. make a mess of, destroy or ruin
   • I botched the dinner and we had to eat out
   • the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement

   Synonyms: botch, bodge, fumble, botch up, muff, blow, flub, screw up, ball up, spoil, muck up, bungle, fluff, bollix, bollix up, bollocks, bollocks up, bobble, mishandle, louse up, foul up, mess up, fuck up

   Type of: fail

   Related forms: bumbler

How to pronounce bumble

bumble is pronounced /ˈbʌmbəl/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.

Words that rhyme with bumble

• tumble
• fumble
• humble
• grumble
• rumble
• stumble
• jumble
• mumble
• crumble
• umbel