bumble
verb (used without object)
to bungle or blunder awkwardly; muddle.
bumbler
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a word derived from
bumble.
Example Sentences
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When Dilbert’s boss came off as a cruel bumbler in the cartoons, O’Neill said, “I always think it’s not me. It must be somebody else.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 13, 2026
Far from an accomplished mole, Mahoney is a too-chatty bumbler.
From New York Times ● Jul. 25, 2022
Rather than being an insecure bumbler with whom we sympathize, Thomas comes across as a shrill, jealous whiner.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2021
Adam, in this interpretation, was obviously just a bumbler and a dupe.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 26, 2019
I am as great a bumbler as I am a coward.
From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
