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"bumble" Definition

  1. to muffle. BUMBLE-FOOTED, club-footed, or awkward in the gait.
  2. a beadle. Adopted from _Dickens’s_ character in _Oliver Twist_. This and “BUMBLEDOM” are now common.

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Position in the dictionary: 417 of 4022 slang words.
Next words in the dictionary: bumble-puppy, bumbles, bumbrusher, bumclink, bummarees, bummer, bumper, bumptious, bunce, bunch-of-fives
Previous words in the dictionary: bum-curtain, bum-bailiff, bum, bullyrag, bully, bullfinch, bullet, bulldogs, bull-beef, bull the cask

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