[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

bumble \bum"ble\, n. see bump to boom. zool.
   the bittern. local, eng.
   1913 webster
see also:
bump 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

bumble \bum"ble\, v. i.
   to make a hollow or humming noise, like that of a bumblebee;
   to buzz; to cry as a bittern.
   1913 webster

         as a bittern bumbleth in the mire.       --chaucer.
   1913 webster

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

bumble \bum"ble\, v. i.
   to act ineptly or without clear understanding of what one is
   doing; to blunder; to stumble about; -- sometimes used with
   around.
   pjc

[4] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

bumble \bum"ble\, v. t.
   to bungle a task.
   pjc

[5] : WordNet (r) 2.0

bumble
     v 1: make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "i botched the dinner and
          we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the
          difficult passage in the second movement" syn: botch,
           fumble, botch up, muff, blow, flub, screw up,
           ball up, spoil, muck up, bungle, fluff, bollix,
           bollix up, bollocks, bollocks up, bobble, mishandle,
           louse up, foul up, mess up, fuck up
     2: walk unsteadily; "the drunk man stumbled about" syn: stumble,
         falter
     3: speak haltingly; "the speaker faltered when he saw his
        opponent enter the room" syn: stutter, stammer, falter
see also:
botch fumble botch up muff blow flub 
screw up ball up spoil muck up bungle 
fluff bollix bollix up bollocks bollocks up 
bobble mishandle louse up foul up mess up 
fuck up stumble falter stutter stammer 

[6] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

38 moby thesaurus words for "bumble":
   be all thumbs, blow, blunder, blunder away, blunder into,
   blunder on, blunder upon, bobble, boggle, bollix, bombinate, botch,
   bum, bungle, butcher, buzz, commit a gaffe, drone, faux pas,
   flounder, fumble, lumber, lurch, mar, miscue, mucker, muddle, muff,
   murder, play havoc with, screw up, slip, snapper, spoil, strum,
   stumble, thrum, trip

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