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English verb: bumble | |||
| 1. | bumble (social) make a mess of, destroy or ruin | ||
| Samples | I botched the dinner and we had to eat out. 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, bungle, flub, fluff, foul up, fuck up, fumble, louse up, mess up, mishandle, muck up, muff, screw up, spoil | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | fail, go wrong, miscarry | ||
| 2. | bumble (motion) walk unsteadily | ||
| Samples | The drunk man stumbled about. | ||
| Examples | Sam and Sue bumble | ||
| Synonyms | falter, stumble | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | walk | ||
| 3. | bumble (communication) speak haltingly | ||
| Samples | The speaker faltered when he saw his opponent enter the room. | ||
| Synonyms | falter, stammer, stutter | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | mouth, speak, talk, utter, verbalise, verbalize | ||
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