Enter the word for search
bumbling
UK
/ˈbʌm.blɪŋ/
US
/ˈbʌm.lɪŋ/
Translations
more bumbling
Comp.
most bumbling
Super.
UK
/ˈbʌm.blɪŋ/
US
/ˈbʌm.lɪŋ/
The bumbling waiter spilled the drinks all over the table.
Неловкий официант пролил напитки по всему столу.
His bumbling attempts to fix the car only made things worse.
Его неуклюжие попытки починить машину только ухудшили ситуацию.
The bumbling detective couldn't solve the simplest of cases.
Нескладный детектив не мог раскрыть даже самые простые дела.
Additional translations
bumblings
pl
UK
/ˈbʌm.blɪŋ/
US
/ˈbʌm.blɪŋ/
Used chiefly as an uncountable noun meaning clumsy or inept behaviour.
bumbling
Gerund
bumbled
Past Simple
bumbled
Past Participle
bumbling
Gerund
UK
/ˈbʌm.bəl/
US
/ˈbʌm.bəl/
He tends to bumble when he's nervous.
Он склонен бормотать, когда нервничает.
She bumbled over her words during the presentation.
Она спотыкалась на словах во время презентации.
The new employee bumbled through the task.
Новый сотрудник путался в задании.
Additional translations
bumbling
Used of the present participle 'bumbling' functioning as an adjective (e.g., 'a bumbling detective').
Definitions
The bumbling waiter dropped the tray of drinks, causing a commotion in the restaurant.
Their constant bumbling cost the team the victory.
He bumbled around the room, knocking over chairs and tripping on the carpet.
She bumbled through her speech, forgetting her lines and losing her place.
Bees bumbled among the blossoms, filling the garden with a lazy drone.
The bumbling burglar left fingerprints everywhere.