Dumble vs Bumble - What's the difference?
dumble | bumble |
(UK, dialectal) A dale with a stream
* 1859 John Blenkarn, British timber trees: a practical treatise on the raising, management, and value of British timber , G. Routledge, page 110:
* 1999 Paul A. Biggs & Sandra Biggs, Best Tea Shop Walks in Nottinghamshire , Sigma Leisure, page 106:
(slang) A stupid person. To act in an inept, clumsy or inexpert manner; to make mistakes.
To boom, as a bittern; to buzz, as a fly.
As nouns the difference between dumble and bumble
is that dumble is a dale with a stream while bumble is a confusion, jumble.As a verb bumble is
to act in an inept, clumsy or inexpert manner; to make mistakes.dumble
English
Noun
(en noun)- When a stream runs in a deep dell, particularly in clay districts, the steep banks and stream form what are called a “dumble ” in Nottinghamshire.
- Lambley is famous for its ‘dumbles'.’ A '''dumble''' being a local name for a shallow dale with a stream. D.H. Lawrence is reputed to have enjoyed walking the Lambley ' Dumbles.
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.