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Bumble vs Grumble - What's the difference?

bumble | grumble |

In lang=en terms the difference between bumble and grumble

is that bumble is to boom, as a bittern; to buzz, as a fly while grumble is to utter in a grumbling fashion.

As nouns the difference between bumble and grumble

is that bumble is a confusion, jumble or bumble can be a bumble-bee while grumble is (onomatopoeia) a low thundering, rumbling or growling sound.

As verbs the difference between bumble and grumble

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 grumble is to make a low, growling or rumbling noise, like a hungry stomach or certain animals.

bumble

English

Etymology 1

Onomatopoeia. English onomatopoeias Compare bungle, jumble, and fumble.

Noun

(en noun)
  • A confusion, jumble.
  • Verb

    (bumbl)
  • To act in an inept, clumsy or inexpert manner; to make mistakes.
  • Spiders build webs and wait for insects to bumble into them.

    Derived terms

    * Bumblefuck

    Etymology 2

    * Noun: From the verb. * Verb: Frequentative of boom'' and/or ''bum , equivalent to .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A bumble-bee.
  • (UK, dialect) The bittern.
  • Verb

    (bumbl)
  • To boom, as a bittern; to buzz, as a fly.
  • grumble

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (onomatopoeia) A low thundering, rumbling or growling sound.
  • The sound made by a hungry stomach.
  • A complaint.
  • That whiner is never without a grumble to share.

    Derived terms

    * grumbly

    Verb

    (grumbl)
  • To make a low, growling or rumbling noise, like a hungry stomach or certain animals.
  • The distant thunder grumbles .
  • * {{quote-book
  • , year=1995 , author=Terry C. Johnston , title=Dance on the Wind , page=15 , passage=It made his stomach grumble in protest to think the mule was eating, and here he was worrying about her with an empty belly of his own.}}
  • To complain; to murmur or mutter with discontent; to make ill-natured complaints in a low voice and a surly manner.
  • He grumbles about the food constantly, but has yet to learn to cook.
  • To utter in a grumbling fashion.
  • * 2001 , Harry Willcox Pfanz, Gettysburg — the first day?
  • He grumbled that there was no grain "in the country" and that people were talking instead of working to provide it.

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * grumbler

    See also

    * rumble English reporting verbs