Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To make a humming or droning sound; buzz.
- noun A humming or droning sound; a buzz.
- intransitive verb To speak in a faltering manner.
- intransitive verb To move, act, or proceed clumsily. synonym: blunder.
- intransitive verb To make a buzzing sound.
- intransitive verb To say (something) in a faltering manner.
- intransitive verb To bungle; botch.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Middle English bomblen, of imitative origin.]
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Perhaps blend of bungle and stumble.]
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