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bumble along

US/ˈbʌmbəl əˈlɔŋ/

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cot caught merger/ˈbʌmbəl əˈlɑŋ/

bumble along verb: to move slowly or awkwardly along one's way.

Verb

bumble along (third-person singular simple present bumbles along, present participle bumbling along, simple past and past participle bumbled along)

  1. (intransitive) To move slowly or awkwardly along one's way.
  2. (intransitive) To live one's life or continue in a course of action without a plan, goal, or guiding principle; to muddle along.

Forms of bumble along

third-person singular presentbumbles along
present participlebumbling along
past participlebumbled along
pastbumbled along

Questions about bumble along

What does bumble along mean?
Bumble along means to move slowly or awkwardly along one's way.
What part of speech is bumble along?
Bumble along is a verb.
How do you pronounce bumble along?
Bumble along is pronounced /ˈbʌmbəl əˈlɔŋ/ (US).
What is the past tense of bumble along?
The past tense of bumble along is bumbled along.

Words near bumble along in the dictionary

  1. bumbershoot
  2. bumbershoots
  3. Bumbești-Jiu
  4. Bumbești-Pițic
  5. bumble
  6. bumble along
  7. bumble bee
  8. bumble bees
  9. bumble puppy
  10. bumble-bee
  11. bumble-bees

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