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bumbling definition
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Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb bumble Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb bumble Entailment of verb bumble Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb bumble 3 senses of bumble Sense 1 botch, bumble, fumble, botch up muff, blow, flub, screw up ball up spoil, muck up bungle, fluff, bollix, bollix up bollocks, bollocks up bobble, mishandle, louse up foul up mess up fuck up => fail go wrong miscarry Sense 2 stumble, falter, bumble => walk Sense 3 bumble, stutter, stammer, falter => talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize Familiarity of verb bumble bumble used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb bumble Sense 1 botch, bumble, fumble, botch up muff, blow, flub, screw up ball up spoil, muck up bungle, fluff, bollix, bollix up bollocks, bollocks up bobble, mishandle, louse up foul up mess up fuck up => fail go wrong miscarry -------------- Sense 2 stumble, falter, bumble => walk -------------- Sense 3 bumble, stutter, stammer, falter => talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize -------------- Overview of verb bumble The verb bumble has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. botch, bumble, fumble, botch up muff, blow, flub, screw up ball up spoil, muck up bungle, fluff, bollix, bollix up bollocks, bollocks up bobble, mishandle, louse up foul up mess up fuck up -- (make a mess of destroy or ruin) 2. stumble, falter, bumble -- (walk unsteadily) 3. bumble, stutter, stammer, falter -- (speak haltingly) Overview of adj bumbling The adj bumbling has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. bumbling, bungling, butterfingered, ham-fisted, ham-handed, handless, heavy-handed, left-handed -- (not skillful in physical movement especially with the hands; "a bumbling mechanic"; "a bungling performance"; "ham-handed governmental interference"; "could scarcely empty a scuttle of ashes, so handless was the poor creature"- Mary H. Vorse) Antonyms of adj bumbling 1 sense of bumbling Sense 1 bumbling, bungling, butterfingered, ham-fisted, ham-handed, handless, heavy-handed, left-handed INDIRECT (VIA maladroit) -> adroit Similarity of adj bumbling 1 sense of bumbling Sense 1 bumbling, bungling, butterfingered, ham-fisted, ham-handed, handless, heavy-handed, left-handed => maladroit (vs. adroit) Attributes of adj bumbling Familiarity of adj bumbling bumbling used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1) Grep of adj bumbling bumbling Overview of verb bumble The verb bumble has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. botch, bumble, fumble, botch up muff, blow, flub, screw up ball up spoil, muck up bungle, fluff, bollix, bollix up bollocks, bollocks up bobble, mishandle, louse up foul up mess up fuck up -- (make a mess of destroy or ruin) 2. stumble, falter, bumble -- (walk unsteadily) 3. bumble, stutter, stammer, falter -- (speak haltingly) Overview of adj bumbling The adj bumbling has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. bumbling, bungling, butterfingered, ham-fisted, ham-handed, handless, heavy-handed, left-handed -- (not skillful in physical movement especially with the hands; "a bumbling mechanic"; "a bungling performance"; "ham-handed governmental interference"; "could scarcely empty a scuttle of ashes, so handless was the poor creature"- Mary H. Vorse)
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