jumble
verb (used with object)
to mix in a confused mass; put or throw together without order.
jumbled
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past participleof jumble.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof jumble.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
jumbleverb (used with object)to mix in a confused mass; put or throw together without order.
Example Sentences
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The problem had a secondary consequence - the field order was jumbled up, and one reading of the rules could have meant the grid order should change for any restart.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
Because the bot is trained on disparate data streams—not everyone studies nursing—inputs are frequently jumbled.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
If you happened to miss Sunday’s jumbled mess of a Golden Globes ceremony, the telecast can be best summed up by a scene from one of the night’s most nominated films.
From Salon ● Jan. 13, 2026
Target is a jumbled “knot of problems” that need to be sorted out, Saunders said.
From Barron's ● Nov. 14, 2025
We quitted the scene, leaving behind us a toppled parlor on the dirt street, table flung with arms wide, clock facedown, chairs jumbled on the ground.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
