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Jumbled vs Bumbled - What's the difference?

jumbled | bumbled |

As verbs the difference between jumbled and bumbled

is that jumbled is past tense of jumble while bumbled is past tense of bumble.

As an adjective jumbled

is in disarray, mixed up.

jumbled

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • In disarray, mixed up.

    • Synonyms

    * (in disarray): higgledy-piggledy

    Verb

    (head)
  • (jumble)

    • bumbled

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (bumble)

    • 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

    Related terms

    * bungle * fumble * jumble

    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.

    • Related terms

    * bumble-bee English terms with multiple etymologies