bumble

About 0.21 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A confusion; a jumble.
2. verb To act or move in an awkward or confused manner . .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}

   Spiders build webs and wait for insects to bumble into them.

3. verb To carry out (a task) clumsily, incompetently, or with many careless mistakes; to bungle, to botch.
4. verb To boom, as a Eurasian bittern.
5. verb To buzz or bum.
6. verb To speak in a rambling, incoherent, or indistinct manner, especially at tedious length.
7. verb To grumble at; to blame.
8. noun A bumblebee.

Similar words

falter stumble bee clusterbumble whirl spuddle hubbleshow yabble gabble pudder

Often followed by

bee bees and along was had servant is in

Word family

bumbled bumbler bumblers bumbles bumbling bumblingly