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Stutter vs Bumble - What's the difference?

stutter | bumble |

In lang=en terms the difference between stutter and bumble

is that stutter is to exhaust a gas with difficulty while bumble is to boom, as a bittern; to buzz, as a fly.

As verbs the difference between stutter and bumble

is that stutter is (ambitransitive) to speak with a spasmodic repetition of vocal sounds while 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.

As nouns the difference between stutter and bumble

is that stutter is a speech disorder characterised by stuttering while bumble is a confusion, jumble or bumble can be a bumble-bee.

stutter

Verb

(en verb)
  • (ambitransitive) To speak with a spasmodic repetition of vocal sounds.
  • He stuttered a few words of thanks.
  • To exhaust a gas with difficulty
  • The engine of the old car stuttered''' going up the slope. I was '''stuttering after the marathon .

    Synonyms

    * (speak with spasmodic repetition) stammer

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A speech disorder characterised by stuttering.
  • (obsolete) One who stutters; a stammerer.
  • (Francis Bacon)

    Synonyms

    * stammer

    Derived terms

    * covert stutter * pseudostuttering * stutterer English reporting verbs

    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.