Definition of 'jumble'
Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense jumbles
, present participle jumbling
, past tense, past participle jumbled
1. countable noun [usually singular]
2. verb
If you jumble things or if things jumble, they become mixed together so that they are untidy or are not in the correct order.
The bank scrambles all that money together, jumbles it all up and lends it out. [VERB noun PARTICLE]
[Also VERB PARTICLE noun]3. uncountable noun
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jumble in British English
verb
noun
3.
a disordered mass, state, etc
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Derived forms
jumbler (ˈjumbler) noun
jumbly (ˈjumbly)
adjective
Word origin
C16: of uncertain origin
Word Frequency
jumble in American English 1
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈjumbled or ˈjumbling
1.
to mix in a confused, disorderly heap
2.
to confuse mentally
verb intransitive
3.
to be jumbled
SIMILAR WORDS: conˈfusion
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jumble in American English 2
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jumble in American English
(ˈdʒʌmbəl) (verb -bled, -bling)
transitive verb
2.
to confuse mentally; muddle
intransitive verb
3.
to be mixed together in a disorderly heap or mass
noun
SYNONYMS 7. muddle, hodgepodge; farrago, gallimaufry; mess; chaos.ANTONYMS 1. separate. 7. order.5.
a mixed or disordered heap or mass
a jumble of paper clips, rubber bands, and string
6.
a confused mixture; medley
7.
a state of confusion or disorder
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Derived forms
jumblement noun
jumbler
noun
jumblingly
adverb
Word origin
[1520–30; perh. b. joll to bump (now dial.) and tumble]Examples of 'jumble' in a sentence
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jumble
British English: jumble
NOUN /ˈdʒʌmbl/
A jumble of things is a lot of different things that are all mixed together in a disorganized way.
The shoreline was made up of a jumble of huge boulders.
- American English: jumble /dˈʒʌmbəl/
- Brazilian Portuguese: confusão
- Chinese: 杂乱的一堆
- European Spanish: revoltijo
- French: fouillis
- German: Durcheinander
- Italian: accozzaglia
- Japanese: ごちゃ混ぜ
- Korean: 뒤범벅
- European Portuguese: confusão
- Latin American Spanish: revoltijo
- Thai: กองของที่ปนกันมั่ว
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