Meaning of "bumble" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BUMBLE

Perhaps a blend of bungle + stumble.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF BUMBLE

bumble  [ˈbʌmbəl]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BUMBLE

Bumble is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb bumble in English.

WHAT DOES BUMBLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Bumble

Bumble may refer to: ▪ Bumble, a New Zealand children's show ▪ Oliver B. Bumble, a fictional bear in a series of Dutch comic books by Marten Toonder ▪ David Lloyd , nicknamed Bumble ▪ Mr. Bumble, a fictional character in the novel Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens ▪ "Bumble" or The Abominable Snowman, a fictional monster and the main antagonist in the 1964 TV special Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer ▪ Bumble, a fictional bee in the British children's TV series Fifi and the Flowertots ▪ Bumble, a character from the video game Kinectimals...

Definition of bumble in the English dictionary

The first definition of bumble in the dictionary is to speak or do in a clumsy, muddled, or inefficient way. Other definition of bumble is to proceed unsteadily; stumble. Bumble is also a blunder or botch.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO BUMBLE

PRESENT

Present

I bumble

you bumble

he/she/it bumbles

we bumble

you bumble

they bumble

Present continuous

I am bumbling

you are bumbling

he/she/it is bumbling

we are bumbling

you are bumbling

they are bumbling

Present perfect

I have bumbled

you have bumbled

he/she/it has bumbled

we have bumbled

you have bumbled

they have bumbled

Present perfect continuous

I have been bumbling

you have been bumbling

he/she/it has been bumbling

we have been bumbling

you have been bumbling

they have been bumbling

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I bumbled

you bumbled

he/she/it bumbled

we bumbled

you bumbled

they bumbled

Past continuous

I was bumbling

you were bumbling

he/she/it was bumbling

we were bumbling

you were bumbling

they were bumbling

Past perfect

I had bumbled

you had bumbled

he/she/it had bumbled

we had bumbled

you had bumbled

they had bumbled

Past perfect continuous

I had been bumbling

you had been bumbling

he/she/it had been bumbling

we had been bumbling

you had been bumbling

they had been bumbling

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will bumble

you will bumble

he/she/it will bumble

we will bumble

you will bumble

they will bumble

Future continuous

I will be bumbling

you will be bumbling

he/she/it will be bumbling

we will be bumbling

you will be bumbling

they will be bumbling

Future perfect

I will have bumbled

you will have bumbled

he/she/it will have bumbled

we will have bumbled

you will have bumbled

they will have bumbled

Future perfect continuous

I will have been bumbling

you will have been bumbling

he/she/it will have been bumbling

we will have been bumbling

you will have been bumbling

they will have been bumbling

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would bumble

you would bumble

he/she/it would bumble

we would bumble

you would bumble

they would bumble

Conditional continuous

I would be bumbling

you would be bumbling

he/she/it would be bumbling

we would be bumbling

you would be bumbling

they would be bumbling

Conditional perfect

I would have bumble

you would have bumble

he/she/it would have bumble

we would have bumble

you would have bumble

they would have bumble

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been bumbling

you would have been bumbling

he/she/it would have been bumbling

we would have been bumbling

you would have been bumbling

they would have been bumbling

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you bumble
we let´s bumble
you bumble

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to bumble

Past participle

bumbled

Present Participle

bumbling

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «BUMBLE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «bumble» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of bumble

blather · burble · dabble · fiddle · gabble · jabber · lurch · meddle · mess about · monkey · muck about · play · potter · prate · prattle · ramble · reel · stagger · sway · teeter · tinker · totter · toy · waffle · weave · wobble

TRANSLATION OF BUMBLE

Find out the translation of bumble to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of bumble from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bumble» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 大黄蜂
• Translator English - Spanish: bumble
• English: bumble
• Translator English - Hindi: Bumble
• Translator English - Arabic: تلعثم
• Translator English - Russian: шмель
• Translator English - Portuguese: bumble
• Translator English - Bengali: ঠেকে ঠেকে কথা বলা
• Translator English - French: bumble
• Translator English - Malay: Bumble
• Translator English - German: Hummeln
• Translator English - Japanese: しくじる
• Translator English - Korean: 범블
• Translator English - Javanese: Bumble
• Translator English - Vietnamese: kêu vo vo
• Translator English - Tamil: வண்டு
• Translator English - Marathi: बिबल
• Translator English - Turkish: bombus
• Translator English - Italian: bumble
• Translator English - Polish: trzmiele
• Translator English - Ukrainian: джміль
• Translator English - Romanian: bondari
• Translator English - Greek: αγριομέλισσες
• Translator English - Afrikaans: Bumble
• Translator English - Swedish: stappla
• Translator English - Norwegian: bumble

5 QUOTES WITH «BUMBLE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word bumble.

1

Mary Kay Ash

Aerodynamically, the bumble bee shouldn't be able to fly, but the bumble bee doesn't know it so it goes on flying anyway.

2

Safra A. Catz

The worst decision, hands down, was wearing bright yellow when I was 9 months pregnant. I looked like a bumble bee. I have not worn yellow since.

3

Lindsay Duncan

My parents' generation was definitely pre-telly, and they knew how to entertain each other. Everybody knew something that they could do - a song or a poem, or a piece of music. At school, I remember being a cat and then a budgie and then a bumble bee. I obviously thought all that was marvelous.

4

Frank Gehry

You've got to bumble forward into the unknown.

5

Ashley Smith

Life is full of beauty. Notice it. Notice the bumble bee, the small child, and the smiling faces. Smell the rain, and feel the wind. Live your life to the fullest potential, and fight for your dreams.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BUMBLE»

Discover the use of bumble in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bumble and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

The Ashes According to Bumble

It’s the book that Bumble’s many fans have been longing for

David Lloyd, 2013

Bumble-Ardy

Now comes Bumble-Ardy, the first book he has written as well as illustrated in thirty years.

Maurice Sendak, 2011

Tumble Bumble

When a tiny bug goes for a walk and stumbles into a cat, a chain of events happens that brings chaos to a peaceful day. Reprint.

Felicia Bond, 2009

Bumble Bees

Simple text and photographs present the color and body parts of bumblebees.

Cheryl Coughlan, Gail Saunders-Smith, 1999

Fumble the Bumble-Bee

Meet Fumble, the adorable bumble-bee who fumbles and bumbles her way into adventure. Her first book is educational, fun to read and perfect for helping children acquire/strengthen reading skills.

Judy Kazz, 2006

The Adventures of Bumble Bee

Bumble is a young bee who gets sent on a special task by his mother.

Johnny Buckbee, 2010

Start the Car: The World According to Bumble

Enjoy the camaraderie that exists among the SkySports team - including former England captains Sir Ian Botham, Michael Atherton, Nasser Hussain and David Gower - and laugh out loud at the stories and anecdotes which have forged Bumble's ...

David Lloyd, 2011

Start the Car: The World According to Bumble

Welcome to the weird and wonderful world of "Bumble", the legendary SkySports cricket commentator who's one ball short of an over and delivers madcap moments galore in this ebullient, endearing and hilarious book.

David Lloyd, 2010

Bumble Bee

A simple poem introduces the active life of the bumblebee.

Margaret Wise Brown, 1999

Bumble bear

When Bear decides to get honey a new and different way, he gets a stinging surprise.

James Hoffman, 1994

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BUMBLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bumble is used in the context of the following news items.

World's most over-the-top mini-bars offering aged Brain Toniq to …

Their Glamour Bar offers beauty enthusiasts an in-room arsenal of premium products from Too Faced, Bumble and bumble. and Hampton Sun. «Daily Mail, Jul 15»

From rats to yellow tomatoes: the new EU business model

They are pollinated by bumble bees specially imported from Belgium, headquarters of the EU, which made reform of the rat-infested health ... «Town Hall, Jul 15»

Young Indians embrace dating apps despite social taboos

Whitney Wolfe, who co-founded Tinder before leaving to launch the app Bumble, said designing platforms that give women more control work ... «ThaiVisa News, Jul 15»

Bee population in decline; entomologists hope to change trajectory

BRANDI: THE SUMMER SEASON CAN BE SYNONYMOUS WITH BUGS BUT IF YOU SEE A BUMBLE BEE, DO NOT SWAT IT. AND TO ... «KETV Omaha, Jul 15»

Pakistan vs Sri Lanka 3rd Test Day 5: Younis steers Pakistan to …

David 'Bumble' Lloyd "Younis Khan is a modern great. He & Kallis don't always get mentioned, but they are in the great bracket" #Cricket · Jul. «Emirates 24/7, Jul 15»

Why food costs could be headed even higher

Some food companies, such as Procter & Gamble, Bumble Bee, and Land O'Lakes, are already deploying new approaches and achieving ... «ConsumerAffairs, Jul 15»

WATCH: Ashes pundits top five funnies

From a screaming David Gower to an 'inspirational' team talk from Bumble, there have been numerous moments to raise a smile during the ... «SkySports, Jul 15»

All creatures great and small

For some bumble bees, the mosaic of habitats in our gardens is more attractive than the 'proper' countryside - and I do like the idea of justifying ... «Yorkshire Post, Jul 15»

Bumble Bees sting competition to finish season undefeated

The 8U Bumble Bees of the Lower Loudoun Girls Softball League finished the Loudoun County Softball Alliance season with a 15-0 record, ... «Loudoun Times-Mirror, Jul 15»

Bumble's Blog: An Ashes blockbuster starring Ben Stokes and David …

I've found out that there's a direct train service from home to Cardiff Central, which takes less than three hours, and it's a super run through the ... «SkySports, Jul 15»