jumble
verb (used with object)
to mix in a confused mass; put or throw together without order.
jumbles
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pluralof jumble.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof jumble (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
jumbleverb (used with object)to mix in a confused mass; put or throw together without order.
Example Sentences
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So by the time a public space opened up in 1977, the staff had a surfeit of wooden soapboxes containing jumbles of animal bones but little else.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 22, 2026
The heist piece is straightforward, but at times the fallout distractingly jumbles the puzzle.
From Salon ● Sep. 7, 2025
Elsewhere, household detritus was littered among ruined deck chairs and jumbles of mangled trees outside wrecked homes.
From Reuters ● Oct. 28, 2023
Look close, too, and you’ll see one of the key differences between Los Angeles and California: how quickly a traveler like Sackville-West skates rhetorically from L.A. to America to Hollywood, and jumbles up all three.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2023
His sunsum jumbles my thoughts and makes the room stuffy with power.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
