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   bumble

   /ˈbʌmbl/

   verb

   • 1. move or act in an awkward or confused manner: "they bumbled around the house" Similar blunderlurchstumblewobblelumbershambleshufflestaggertotterteeterreelweavepitchmuddleflounderfaltersprauchle
   • 2. speak in a confused or indistinct way: "the succeeding speakers bumbled" Similar ramblebabbleburbledrivelgibberblathermumblemutterstumble
   • ▪ (of an insect) buzz or hum: "she watched a bee bumble among the flowers"

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘hum, drone’): from boom1 + -le4.

   Derivatives

   • 1. bumbler noun

   Scrabble Points: 12

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