Blunder vs Bumble - What's the difference?
blunder | bumble | Synonyms |
To make a clumsy or stupid mistake.
To move blindly or clumsily.
* Goldsmith
* Dryden
To cause to make a mistake.
* Ditton
To do or treat in a blundering manner; to confuse.
* Stillingfleet
To act in an inept, clumsy or inexpert manner; to make mistakes.
To boom, as a bittern; to buzz, as a fly.
In intransitive terms the difference between blunder and bumble
is that blunder is to move blindly or clumsily while bumble is to boom, as a bittern; to buzz, as a fly.blunder
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(wikipedia blunder)Synonyms
* (error) blooper, boo-boo, error, faux pas, fluff, flub, fumble, gaffe, goof, lapse, mistake, slip, stumble, thinkoVerb
(en verb)- to blunder in preparing a medical prescription
- I was never distinguished for address, and have often even blundered in making my bow.
- blunders on, and staggers every pace
- To blunder an adversary.
- He blunders and confounds all these together.
Anagrams
* ----bumble
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Etymology 1
Onomatopoeia. English onomatopoeias Compare bungle, jumble, and fumble.Verb
(bumbl)- Spiders build webs and wait for insects to bumble into them.