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BUMBLE
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I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they bumble ... he / she / it bumbles
Past simple: bumbled
-ing form: bumbling
Sense 1
Meaning:
Example:
The speaker faltered when he saw his opponent enter the room
Synonyms:
bumble; falter; stammer; stutter
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Hypernyms (to "bumble" is one way to...):
mouth; speak; talk; utter; verbalise; verbalize (express in speech)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Sense 2
Meaning:
Example:
The drunk man stumbled about
Synonyms:
bumble; falter; stumble
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "bumble" is one way to...):
walk (use one's feet to advance; advance by steps)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
Sentence example:
Sam and Sue bumble
Sense 3
Meaning:
Make a mess of, destroy or ruin
Example:
the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement
Synonyms:
ball up; blow; bobble; bodge; bollix; bollix up; bollocks; bollocks up; botch; botch up; bumble; bungle; flub; fluff; foul up; fuck up; fumble; louse up; mess up; mishandle; muck up; muff; screw up; spoil
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Hypernyms (to "bumble" is one way to...):
fail; go wrong; miscarry (be unsuccessful)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
bumbler (someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence)