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I never went to business school. I was just bumbling through a lot of my life. I was like the guy behind the curtain in The Wizard of Oz.
David Geffen

Meaning of "bumbling" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BUMBLING

bumbling  [ˈbʌmblɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BUMBLING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Bumbling is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES BUMBLING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of bumbling in the English dictionary

The definition of bumbling in the dictionary is behaving in a confused, disorganized way, making mistakes and not usually achieving much.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BUMBLING


antigambling
ˌæntɪˈɡæmblɪŋ
babbling
ˈbæblɪŋ
bling
blɪŋ
bling-bling
ˈblɪŋˌblɪŋ
brambling
ˈbræmblɪŋ
cabling
ˈkeɪblɪŋ
doubling
ˈdʌblɪŋ
dribbling
ˈdrɪblɪŋ
gambling
ˈɡæmblɪŋ
humbling
ˈhʌmblɪŋ
mumbling
ˈmʌmblɪŋ
quibbling
ˈkwɪblɪŋ
rambling
ˈræmblɪŋ
rumbling
ˈrʌmblɪŋ
scrambling
ˈskræmblɪŋ
shambling
ˈʃæmblɪŋ
sibling
ˈsɪblɪŋ
trembling
ˈtrɛmblɪŋ
troubling
ˈtrʌblɪŋ
untrembling
ʌnˈtremblɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BUMBLING

bumbailiff
bumbaze
bumbershoot
bumble
bumble-foot
bumble-puppy
bumblebee
bumbleberry
bumbledom
bumbler
bumblingly
bumbo
bumboat
Bumbry
bumelia
bumf
bumfluff
bumfreezer
bumfuck
bumfuzzle

WORDS THAT END LIKE BUMBLING

bling bling
burbling
calling
dabbling
disabling
dissembling
enabling
ennobling
grumbling
lambling
marbling
pebbling
saibling
scribbling
snobling
squabbling
stabling
stumbling
thumbling
trebling
warbling

Synonyms and antonyms of bumbling in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «BUMBLING»

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

Translation of «bumbling» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BUMBLING

Find out the translation of bumbling to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of bumbling from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bumbling» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

装模作样
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

bumbling
570 millions of speakers

English

bumbling
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

bumbling
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التلعثم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

неуклюжий
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

trapalhão
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আনাড়ি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

maladroit
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bumbling
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

schusselig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

失敗ばかりしている
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

더듬 거리는
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bumbling
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vụng về
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

bumbling
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बुलबुलिंग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

homurdanan
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

maldestro
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nieudolny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

незграбний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ifose
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

bumbling
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

lomp
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bumbling
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

klønete
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bumbling

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BUMBLING»

The term «bumbling» is regularly used and occupies the 70.116 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BUMBLING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bumbling

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5 QUOTES WITH «BUMBLING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word bumbling.
1
Rory Bremner
Maybe we like our politicians to appear like bumbling oafs. It certainly never did Ronald Reagan or George Bush any harm. The Italians still seem enamoured of Silvio Berlusconi - a man whose entry into a room is less likely to be greeted with the Italian national anthem than by the Benny Hill theme tune.
2
Felix Dennis
America is an empire. I hope you know that now. All empires, by definition, are bumbling, shambolic, bullying, bureaucratic affairs, as certain of the rightness of their cause in infancy, as they are corrupted by power in their dotage.
3
Nick Frost
I think some people see me as being some kind of lovable, bumbling buffoon, and I'm actually quite mouthy and sharp, and that doesn't compute.
4
David Geffen
I never went to business school. I was just bumbling through a lot of my life. I was like the guy behind the curtain in The Wizard of Oz.
5
Rory McCann
I don't have a mortgage, I don't have a wife and I don't have kids, so I'm quite happy bumbling along.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BUMBLING»

Discover the use of bumbling in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bumbling and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Bumbling Into Body Hair: A Transsexual's Memoir
A comical memoir about a klutz's sex change, Bumbling into Body Hair shows how a sense of humor - and true love - can triumph over hair disasters, resurrected breasts, and even the most crippling self-doubt.
Everett Maroon, 2012
2
Bumbling Through Hong Kong
With over 190 beautifully hand-drawn black and white illustrations, the book's day-by-day account of the bumbling backpackers' journey through Hong Kong seeks to instill the reader with an environmental and cultural awareness of the ...
‎2013
3
Bumbling Through Borneo
A GREAT ADVENTURE AWAITS YOU! Follow the humorous day-by-day account of Bumbling Bob, a wayward American architect, as he finds himself on an uncertain journey deep into the heart of Borneo with a small troupe of intrepid backpackers.
‎2009
4
Confessions of a Bumbling Sex Addict
This work is an account of one who was born in the 1930s, was saddled with a surging libido, and who, in the winter of his life, looks back fondly.
Arthur Jackson, Elmo, Arthur Elmo Jackson, 2005
5
Bumbling BoBo
Thomas Hund. “And I might need a dentist,” whimpersthelion.Herubs his mouth. “ And my whole body hurts,” says the elephant. He extends his trunk upward and trumpets a sickly groan. “And worse,” adds Roars-a-lot Lennie, “Bumbling BoBo ...
Thomas Hund, 2014
6
The Effective Public Manager: Achieving Success in a ...
The overall image of government incompetence feeds directly into (or is sometimes derived from) the perceptions of individual government employees— the “bumbling bureaucrats.” Why is the image of public sector employees in such  ...
Steven Cohen, William Eimicke, Tanya Heikkila, 2008
7
Bizarre Crimes: Dastardly Deeds, Devious Schemes, Bumbling ...
Some fools call the cops on themselves, or dial 9-1-1 to ask where they can buy drugs. There’s even a real-life Cinderella story about a girl forced to stay outdoors and do all the work while her stepsisters lived in comfort.
Joe Rhatigan, 2012
8
Bumbling Through Sumatra
With more than 200 beautifully hand-drawn illustrations, the book's day-by-day account of the journey through Malaysia and Indonesia seeks to instill the reader with an environmental and cultural awareness of the region's rapidly changing ...
‎2010
9
Gender Identity and Discourse Analysis
The 'Father as mother's bumbling assistant' discourse of paternity can be seen as being related to the 'Mother as main parent' discourse-related ideas of 'maternal instinct', and that 'mother love is natural', and that so, by extension, is childcare ...
Lia Litosseliti, Jane Sunderland, 2002
10
Henry Potty and the Deathly Paper Shortage: An Unauthorized ...
That takes talent.” “You could've just told me.” “Oh, that.” Bumbling Bore shifted. One of his feet sank through the ground and he hastily floated upward. “Just trying to make you experience a little literature and culture. Sorry if my timing was bad.
Valerie Estelle Frankel, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BUMBLING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bumbling is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Man And Child Display ISIS Flag In Central London: Bumbling
A man paraded past the Houses of Parliament draped in an Islamic State flag without being arrested by police, despite the fact that support for ... «Breitbart News, Jul 15»
2
The Ghostbusters reboot adds Michael K. Williams and Andy Garcia …
Williams (The Wire) will be someone named Hawkins, and Walsh (Veep's bumbling press secretary Mike McClintock) will play a guy named ... «The Verge, Jul 15»
3
Amit Sadh: If You Have Talent, Doors Will Open For You
The actor hopes to hit the right cord as the bumbling criminal Guddu in his latest release “Guddu Rangeela,” set in Haryana. Sadh had to ... «India West, Jul 15»
4
Habit of Murder has humour, twists
Bumbling RCMP officer Buddy calls in Sister Salter, back home to care for her ailing father, after a body is discovered in the local church, ... «TheChronicleHerald.ca, Jul 15»
5
Republican debate selection process is a new wild card in …
"To a statistician it looks like they're just bumbling around in the dark," Selzer said. "They're just throwing ingredients together and hoping it ... «The San Luis Obispo Tribune, Jul 15»
6
Prince Abdul Aziz and Janan Harb set for court airing, SEBASTIAN …
He famously attacked David Cameron before the election as 'bumbling' and lacking 'the slightest sense of purpose'. Yesterday he took Sky ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
7
BBC Trust slams Jonathan Dimbleby for plugging his charity on the …
Dimbleby's gaffe saw him plug the charity Dimbleby Cancer Care during a bumbling exchange with Justin Webb. He said: 'And Justin, I just ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
8
Binay slams 'hypocrite' senators as VP snubs Senate hearings anew
Echoing the Vice President's repeated remarks of a “bumbling and insensitive” (palpak at mandhid) government, Quicho dismissed the Senate ... «Inquirer.net, Jul 15»
9
Here's Jim Carrey Falling Down All Over the Place for 25 Years
While Carrey continues his bumbling statements about childhood vaccinations, it's good to remember where his real expertise lies: in his ... «Yahoo News, Jul 15»
10
TV Land pulls 'Dukes of Hazzard' reruns from its schedule
... large assortment of behind-the-scenes photos from the actor's time on the hit show “The Dukes of Hazzard” on which he played the bumbling ... «mySanAntonio.com, Jul 15»

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