Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: bumble
IPA transcription: [b'ʌmbəl]
verb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: bumble, stutter, stammer, falter
    Meaning: speak haltingly; "The speaker faltered when he saw his opponent enter the room"
  • Synonyms: stumble, falter, bumble
    Meaning: walk unsteadily; "The drunk man stumbled about"
  • Synonyms: botch, bodge, bumble, 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: 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"
Usage examples
  • General Bumble is one of the most dashing, brilliant fellows of the day."