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jumble
[ juhm-buhl ]
/ ËdÊÊm bÉl /
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verb (used with object), jum·bled, jum·bling.
to mix in a confused mass; put or throw together without order: You've jumbled up all the cards.
to confuse mentally; muddle.
verb (used without object), jum·bled, jum·bling.
to be mixed together in a disorderly heap or mass.
to meet or come together confusedly.
noun
OTHER WORDS FOR jumble
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Origin of jumble
1520â30; perhaps blend of joll to bump (now dial.) and tumble
OTHER WORDS FROM jumble
jum·ble·ment, nounjumbler, nounjum·bling·ly, adverbun·jum·bled, adjectiveWords nearby jumble
Julius III, Jullundur, July, Jumada, jumar, jumble, jumble sale, jumbo, jumboize, jumbo jet, jumbuck
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How to use jumble in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for jumble
jumble
/ (ËdÊÊmbÉl) /
verb
to mingle (objects, papers, etc) in a state of disorder
(tr; usually passive) to remember in a confused form; muddle
noun
a disordered mass, state, etc
British articles donated for a jumble sale
Also called: jumbal a small thin cake, usually ring-shaped
Derived forms of jumble
jumbler, nounjumbly, adjectiveWord Origin for jumble
C16: of uncertain origin
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