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bumbles along

bumbles along is the third-person singular simple present indicative of bumble along.

Meaning of bumble along

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.

Questions about bumbles along

What is bumbles along the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Bumbles along is the third-person singular simple present indicative of bumble along.

Words near bumbles along in the dictionary

  1. bumblepuppists
  2. bumblepuppy
  3. bumbler
  4. bumblers
  5. bumbles
  6. bumbles along
  7. bumblesome
  8. bumbling
  9. bumbling along
  10. bumblingly
  11. bumblings

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