v., -bled, -bling, -bles.

v.intr.

1. To speak in a faltering manner.
2. To move, act, or proceed clumsily. See synonyms at blunder.

v.tr.

To bungle; botch.

[Perhaps blend of BUNGLE and STUMBLE.]

bumbler bum'bler n.
bum·ble² (bŭm'bəl)
intr.v., -bled, -bling, -bles.

To make a humming or droning sound; buzz.

n.

A humming or droning sound; a buzz.

[Middle English bomblen, of imitative origin.]

verb

1. To move awkwardly or clumsily: blunder, stumble. See ability/inability, move/halt.
2. To proceed or perform in an unsteady, faltering manner: blunder, bungle, flounder, fudge, fumble, limp, muddle, shuffle, stagger, stumble. See thrive/fail/exist.

bumble²

verb

To make a continuous low-pitched droning sound: burr, buzz, drone, hum, whir, whiz. See sounds/pleasant sounds/unpleasant sounds/neutral sounds or silence.

noun

A continuous low-pitched droning sound: burr, buzz, drone, hum, whir, whiz. See sounds/pleasant sounds/unpleasant sounds/neutral sounds or silence.

Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.

The verb has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: make a mess of, destroy or ruin
  Synonyms: botch, 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

Meaning #2: walk unsteadily
  Synonyms: stumble, falter

Meaning #3: speak haltingly
  Synonyms: stutter, stammer, falter

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
v. intr. - tale usammenhængende
v. tr. - fumle rundt, kludre

idioms:

• bumble about    tale usammenhængende om

2.
v. intr. - summe, rumle
n. - summen

Nederlands (Dutch)
mompelen, stuntelen, verknoeien, zoemen

Français (French)
1.
v. intr. - marcher en titubant ou d'un pas chancelant
v. tr. - rafistoler

idioms:

• bumble about    papillonner à droite et à gauche sans rien faire correctement

2.
v. intr. - bafouiller, rabâcher (qch)
n. - bourdonnement

Deutsch (German)
1.
v. - unzusammenhängend reden, stolpern

idioms:

• bumble about    planlos und unwirkungsam vorgehen

2.
v. - summen
n. - Summen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - βομβώ, βουίζω
n. - γκάφα, στραβομάρα

idioms:

• bumble about    φλυαρώ ακατάσχετα

Italiano (Italian)
pasticciare, borbottare

idioms:

• bumble about    farfugliare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - falar de maneira enrolada, mover-se ou comportar-se desajeitadamente
n. - zumbido (m)

idioms:

• bumble about    falar de maneira enrolada, mover-se ou comportar-se desajeitadamente

Русский (Russian)
спотыкаться

idioms:

• bumble about    ковылять

Español (Spanish)
1.
v. intr. - fallar, andar a tropezones, hablar a tropezones, dar traqueteos
v. tr. - fallar, andar a tropezones, hablar a tropezones, dar traqueteos

idioms:

• bumble about    andar a tropezones

2.
v. intr. - zumbar
n. - zumbido

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - krångla sig fram, mumla, klumpa sig
n. - underhuggare, viktigpetter

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
1. 笨拙地进行, 踉跄, 笨手笨脚地做, 弄糟, 搞坏

idioms:

• bumble about    结结巴巴的说话

2. 犯错误, 弄糟, 大的错误

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
1.
v. intr. - 笨拙地進行, 踉蹌
v. tr. - 笨手笨腳地做, 弄糟, 搞壞

idioms:

• bumble about    結結巴巴的說話

2.
v. intr. - 犯錯誤, 弄糟
n. - 大的錯誤

한국어 (Korean)
1.
v. intr. - 실수를 하다, 비틀거리다, 말을 더듬다
v. tr. - ~을 서투르게 하다, ~에 실패하다

idioms:

• bumble about    이상하게 행동하다

2.
v. intr. - 윙윙거리다
n. - 윙윙거리는 소리

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - ブンブンいう, ブツブツ言う, 大失策をやる, しくじる, やり損なう, もぐもぐ言う
n. - へま, 尊大な小役人

idioms:

• bumble about    もぐもぐ言う

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يتكلم بطريقه غير واضحه, يدردم, يتحرك بشكل مرتبك, يخطأ (الاسم) غلطه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮קישקש, מילמל‬
v. tr. - ‮מילמל, עשה מעשה מסורבל‬
v. intr. - ‮המהם, זמזם‬
n. - ‮המהום, זמזום‬

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