01 n. The bittern.
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The bittern.(Zool.) [Local, Eng.]
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4 senses · 4 variants
Webster, 1913
Bumble
02 v. i. To make a hollow or humming noise, like that of a bumblebee; to buzz; to cry as a bittern.
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To make a hollow or humming noise, like that of a bumblebee; to buzz; to cry as a bittern.“As a bittern bumbleth in the mire.” — Chaucer.
03 v. i. to act ineptly or without clear understanding of what one is doing; to blunder; to stumble about; -- sometimes used with around.
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to act ineptly or without clear understanding of what one is doing; to blunder; to stumble about; -- sometimes used with around.
04 v. t. to bungle (a task).
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to bungle (a task).