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- Bumble "self-important petty official," 1856, from name of fussy, pompous, stupid beadle in Dickens' "Oliver Twist."
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Bumble — may refer to:* Bumblebee (also spelt bumble bee), a flying insect of the genus Bombus. * Bumble Bees (song), the 2000 single by the Scandinavian dance pop group Aqua. * Bumble Bee Slim (real name Amos Easton, 1905–1968), a best selling Blues… … Wikipedia
Bumble — Bum ble, v. i. To make a hollow or humming noise, like that of a bumblebee; to buzz; to cry as a bittern. [1913 Webster] As a bittern bumbleth in the mire. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bumble — Bum ble, n. [See {Bump} to boom.] (Zo[ o]l.) The bittern. [Local, Eng.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bumble — Bum ble, v. i. to act ineptly or without clear understanding of what one is doing; to blunder; to stumble about; sometimes used with around. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bumble — Bum ble, v. t. to bungle (a task). [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bumble — (v.) to flounder, blunder, 1530s, probably of imitative origin … Etymology dictionary
bumble — vb *stumble, trip, blunder, lurch, flounder, lumber, galumph, lollop … New Dictionary of Synonyms
bumble — ► VERB 1) act or speak in an awkward or confused manner. 2) (of an insect) buzz or hum. DERIVATIVES bumbler noun. ORIGIN from BOOM(Cf. ↑boomy) … English terms dictionary
bumble — [bum′bəl] vi. bumbled, bumbling 1. to blunder 2. to stumble vt. to bungle or botch bumbler n … English World dictionary
bumble — 1. noun a) A confusion, jumble. b) A bumble bee. 2. verb a) To act in an inept, clumsy or … Wiktionary
