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bumbling along

bumbling along is the present participle and gerund 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 bumbling along

What is bumbling along the present participle and gerund of?
Bumbling along is the present participle and gerund of bumble along.

Words near bumbling along in the dictionary

  1. bumblers
  2. bumbles
  3. bumbles along
  4. bumblesome
  5. bumbling
  6. bumbling along
  7. bumblingly
  8. bumblings
  9. bumbly
  10. bumbo
  11. bumboat

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