Definition of "bumble"

bumble¹

/ˈbʌmbəl/

noun
plural bumbles
1. A confusion; a jumble.
verb
third-person singular simple present bumbles, present participle bumbling, simple past and past participle bumbled
1. To act in an inept, clumsy or inexpert manner; to make mistakes.

bumble²

/ˈbʌmbəl/

verb
third-person singular simple present bumbles, present participle bumbling, simple past and past participle bumbled
1. (intransitive) To boom, as a Eurasian bittern.
2. (intransitive) To buzz, as a fly.
noun
plural bumbles
1. A bumble-bee.
2. (UK, dialect) The Eurasian bittern.