Bumble vs Bimble - What's the difference?
bumble | bimble |
To act in an inept, clumsy or inexpert manner; to make mistakes.
To boom, as a bittern; to buzz, as a fly.
(chiefly, British) A gentle, meandering walk with no particular haste or purpose.
(chiefly, British, intransitive) To walk with no particular haste or purpose.
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As nouns the difference between bumble and bimble
is that bumble is a confusion, jumble or bumble can be a bumble-bee while bimble is (chiefly|british) a gentle, meandering walk with no particular haste or purpose.As verbs the difference between bumble and bimble
is that bumble is to act in an inept, clumsy or inexpert manner; to make mistakes or bumble can be to boom, as a bittern; to buzz, as a fly while bimble is (chiefly|british|intransitive) to walk with no particular haste or purpose.bumble
English
Etymology 1
Onomatopoeia. English onomatopoeias Compare bungle, jumble, and fumble.Verb
(bumbl)- Spiders build webs and wait for insects to bumble into them.
Derived terms
* BumblefuckEtymology 2
* Noun: From the verb. * Verb: Frequentative of boom'' and/or ''bum , equivalent to .Verb
(bumbl)bimble
English
Noun
(bimbles)Synonyms
* strollVerb
Surf, snow and city in one break," The Observer (UK), 28 Jan. (retrieved 18 Jan. 2009):
- Check-in ran like clockwork and after unpacking, we bimbled off to the cycle centre, hired two bikes and a kiddy trailer for the boys and set off to get our bearings.