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burr
To form a rough edge on
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  1. To form a rough edge on
  2. To speak with a burr.
  3. To pronounce with a burr.
buzz
To utter or tell (gossip, rumors, etc.) in a buzzing manner
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  1. To utter or tell (gossip, rumors, etc.) in a buzzing manner
  2. To move quickly and busily; bustle.
  3. To move with a buzzing sound
drone
To live in idleness; loaf
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  1. To live in idleness; loaf
  2. To pass or act in a monotonous way.
  3. A male bee, especially a honeybee whose only function is to fertilize the queen. Drones have no stingers, do no work, and do not produce honey.
hum
To give forth a confused, droning sound
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  1. To give forth a confused, droning sound
  2. To sing (a tune) without opening the lips or forming words.
  3. To emit the continuous droning sound of a bee on the wing; buzz.
whir
To cause to make or move with such a sound:
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  1. To cause to make or move with such a sound:
  2. To produce a vibrating or buzzing sound or move while making such a sound:
  3. To fly, revolve, vibrate, or otherwise move quickly with a whizzing or buzzing sound
whiz
To make the buzzing or hissing sound of something moving swiftly through the air
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  1. To make the buzzing or hissing sound of something moving swiftly through the air
  2. To move or do something quickly:
  3. To move swiftly with or as with a buzzing or hissing sound
burr
A bur; a seed pod with sharp features that stick in fur or clothing.
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  1. A bur; a seed pod with sharp features that stick in fur or clothing.
  2. A rough edge or area remaining on material, such as metal, after it has been cast, cut, or drilled.
  3. A rough humming sound.
buzz
(Informal, preceded by the) Major topic of conversation; widespread rumor; information spread behind the scenes.
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  1. (Informal, preceded by the) Major topic of conversation; widespread rumor; information spread behind the scenes.
  2. Talk and comment, attention or excitement, etc. about a phenomenon, person, activity, etc.
  3. (Informal) A rush or feeling of energy or excitement; a feeling of slight intoxication.
drone
(Music) Any of the pipes of a bagpipe that lack finger holes and produce a single tone.
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  1. (Music) Any of the pipes of a bagpipe that lack finger holes and produce a single tone.
  2. A continuous and monotonous humming or buzzing sound
  3. An idle person who lives by the work of others; parasite; loafer
hum
The act of humming
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  1. The act of humming
  2. A continuous, murmuring sound
whir
Alternative spelling of whirr.
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  1. Alternative spelling of whirr.
  2. A sound like this, as that made by a bird's wings or a propeller
  3. A sound of buzzing or vibration:
whiz
A whirring or hissing sound, as of an object speeding through air.
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  1. A whirring or hissing sound, as of an object speeding through air.
  2. A whizzing sound or movement
  3. (--- Informal) A person who is very quick, adroit, or skilled at something; expert
blunder
To do clumsily or poorly; bungle
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  1. To do clumsily or poorly; bungle
  2. To say stupidly, clumsily, or confusedly; blurt
  3. To move clumsily or carelessly; flounder; stumble
stumble
To speak, act, or proceed in a confused, blundering manner
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  1. To speak, act, or proceed in a confused, blundering manner
  2. To miss one's step in walking or running; trip and almost fall.
  3. To strike or happen (upon a person or thing) without design; to fall or light by chance; with on, upon, or against.
blunder
To utter (something) stupidly or thoughtlessly.
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  1. To utter (something) stupidly or thoughtlessly.
  2. To say stupidly, clumsily, or confusedly; blurt
  3. To move clumsily or carelessly; flounder; stumble
bungle
To do or make things badly or clumsily
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  1. To do or make things badly or clumsily
  2. To carry out badly or ruin through ineptitude; botch.
  3. To spoil by clumsy work or action; botch
flounder
To move clumsily or with little progress, as through water or mud.
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  1. To move clumsily or with little progress, as through water or mud.
  2. To speak or act in an awkward, confused manner, with hesitation and frequent mistakes
  3. (Intransitive) To act clumsily or confused; to struggle or be flustered.
fudge
To evade (an issue, for example); dodge.
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  1. To evade (an issue, for example); dodge.
  2. To refuse to commit oneself or give a direct answer; hedge
  3. To go beyond the proper limits of something:
fumble
To grope awkwardly to find or to accomplish something:
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  1. To grope awkwardly to find or to accomplish something:
  2. To search (for a thing) by feeling about awkwardly with the hands; grope clumsily
  3. To lose one's grasp on (a football, etc.) while trying to catch or hold it
limp
To walk lamely, especially with irregularity, as if favoring one leg.
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  1. To walk lamely, especially with irregularity, as if favoring one leg.
  2. To walk with or as with a lame or partially disabled leg or foot
  3. To move or proceed unevenly, jerkily, or laboriously, as because of being impaired, defective, damaged, etc.
muddle
To mix (a drink or the ingredients of a drink), especially with a muddler.
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  1. To mix (a drink or the ingredients of a drink), especially with a muddler.
  2. To confuse or befuddle (a person or the mind, for example).
  3. To act or think in a confused way
shuffle
To shift from position to position or move from place to place:
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  1. To shift from position to position or move from place to place:
  2. To move with short sliding steps, without or barely lifting the feet:
  3. To change one's position; to shift ground; to evade questions; to resort to equivocation; to prevaricate.
stagger
To arrange (the wings of a biplane) so that the leading edge of one wing is either ahead of or behind the leading edge of the other wing.
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  1. To arrange (the wings of a biplane) so that the leading edge of one wing is either ahead of or behind the leading edge of the other wing.
  2. To move unsteadily, as though about to collapse; totter, sway, or reel, as from a blow, fatigue, drunkenness, etc.
  3. (Sports) To arrange (the start of a race) with the starting point in the outside lanes progressively closer to the finish line so as to neutralize the advantage of competing in the shorter inside lanes.
stumble
To come by chance; happen
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  1. To come by chance; happen
  2. To miss one's step in walking or running; trip and almost fall.
  3. To strike or happen (upon a person or thing) without design; to fall or light by chance; with on, upon, or against.
Find another word for bumble. In this page you can discover 29 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for bumble, like: burr, buzz, drone, hum, whir, whiz, burr, buzz, drone, hum and whir.

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