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bum·ble1
 bumble1
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- pronunciation:
- buhm
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- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
bumbles, bumbling, bumbled |
| definition: |
to act or speak clumsily or blunderingly.
He bumbled around the kitchen in the dark.She bumbled here and there during her speech.- similar words:
- blunder
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition: |
to spoil or do badly because of clumsiness; botch.
I bumbled the experiment, and now I have to do it over.- similar words:
- botch
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| related words: |
blunder |
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| derivation: |
bumbling (adj.) |
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