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bumble
Overview of verb bumble
The verb bumble has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. 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 -- (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")
2. stumble, falter, bumble -- (walk unsteadily; "The drunk man stumbled about")
3. bumble, stutter, stammer, falter -- (speak haltingly; "The speaker faltered when he saw his opponent enter the room")
Grep of noun bumble
bumblebee
bumbler
Antonyms of verb bumble
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb bumble
3 senses of bumble
Sense 1
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
=> fail, go wrong, miscarry
Sense 2
stumble, falter, bumble
=> walk
=> travel, go, move, locomote
Sense 3
bumble, stutter, stammer, falter
=> talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise
=> communicate, intercommunicate
=> interact
=> act, move
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb bumble
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb bumble
3 senses of bumble
Sense 1
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
=> fail, go wrong, miscarry
Sense 2
stumble, falter, bumble
=> walk
Sense 3
bumble, stutter, stammer, falter
=> talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise
'Cause To' of verb bumble
Derived Forms of verb bumble
1 of 3 senses of bumble
Sense 1
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
RELATED TO>(noun) bumbler#1
=> bungler, blunderer, fumbler, bumbler, stumbler, sad sack, botcher, butcher, fuckup
Domain of verb bumble
Domain Terms of verb bumble
Familiarity of verb bumble
bumble used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count =3)
Sample Sentences of verb bumble
3 senses of bumble
Sense 1
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
*> Somebody ----s
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 2
stumble, falter, bumble
EX: Sam and Sue bumble
Sense 3
bumble, stutter, stammer, falter
*> Somebody ----s
*> Somebody ----s something
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb bumble
3 senses of bumble
Sense 1
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
> fail, go wrong, miscarry
=> take it on the chin
=> miss
=> overreach
=> 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
=> strike out
=> fall
=> shipwreck
=> fall through, fall flat, founder, flop
Sense 2
stumble, falter, bumble
> walk
=> tramp down, trample, tread down
=> lollop
=> tap
=> stumble, falter, bumble
=> spacewalk
=> foot, leg it, hoof, hoof it
=> toe
=> traipse, shlep
=> perambulate, walk about, walk around
=> ambulate
=> sneak, mouse, creep, pussyfoot
=> wade
=> tittup, swagger, ruffle, prance, strut, sashay, cock
=> sleepwalk, somnambulate
=> slink
=> limp, gimp, hobble, hitch
=> shuffle, scuffle, shamble
=> stroll, saunter
=> amble, mosey
=> prowl
=> skulk
=> toddle, coggle, totter, dodder, paddle, waddle
=> promenade
=> march
=> stride
=> hike
=> slog, footslog, plod, trudge, pad, tramp
=> tiptoe, tip, tippytoe
=> stalk
=> flounce
=> stagger, reel, keel, lurch, swag, careen
=> stagger, flounder
=> stomp, stamp, stump
=> lumber, pound
=> pace
=> tread, trample
=> slouch
=> mince
=> clump, clomp
=> march, process
=> step
Sense 3
bumble, stutter, stammer, falter
> talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise
=> read
=> vocalize, vocalise, phonate
=> troll
=> begin
=> lip off, shoot one's mouth off
=> shout
=> whisper
=> peep
=> speak up
=> snap, snarl
=> enthuse
=> speak in tongues
=> swallow
=> verbalize, verbalise
=> whiff
=> talk of, talk about
=> blubber, blubber out
=> drone, drone on
=> bumble, stutter, stammer, falter
=> rasp
=> blurt out, blurt, blunder out, blunder, ejaculate
=> tone, inflect, modulate
=> deliver, present
=> generalize, generalise
=> chatter, piffle, palaver, prate, tittle-tattle, twaddle, clack, maunder, prattle, blab, gibber, tattle, blabber, gabble
=> chatter
=> yack, jaw, yack away, rattle on, yap away
=> open up
=> snivel, whine
=> murmur
=> mumble, mutter, maunder, mussitate
=> slur
=> bark
=> bay
=> rant, mouth off, jabber, spout, rabbit on, rave
=> hiss, sizz, siss, sibilate
=> cackle
=> babble
=> tone, chant, intone
=> gulp
=> sing
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb bumble
Sense 1
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
=> fail, go wrong, miscarry
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Sense 2
stumble, falter, bumble
=> walk
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Sense 3
bumble, stutter, stammer, falter
=> talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise
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Grep of verb bumble
bumble
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