Shamble vs Bumble - What's the difference?
shamble | bumble |
To walk while shuffling or dragging the feet.
(mining) One of a succession of niches or platforms, one above another, to hold ore which is thrown successively from platform to platform, and thus raised to a higher level.
To act in an inept, clumsy or inexpert manner; to make mistakes.
To boom, as a bittern; to buzz, as a fly.
As verbs the difference between shamble and bumble
is that shamble is to walk while shuffling or dragging the feet while bumble is to act in an inept, clumsy or inexpert manner; to make mistakes.As nouns the difference between shamble and bumble
is that shamble is one of a succession of niches or platforms, one above another, to hold ore which is thrown successively from platform to platform, and thus raised to a higher level while bumble is a confusion, jumble.shamble
English
Verb
(shambl)- I wasn't too impressed with the fellow, when he shambled in unenthusiastically and an hour late.
Synonyms
* shuffleNoun
(en noun)See also
* shamblesbumble
English
Etymology 1
Onomatopoeia. English onomatopoeias Compare bungle, jumble, and fumble.Verb
(bumbl)- Spiders build webs and wait for insects to bumble into them.
