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bummle

bummle noun: an idle fellow.

Noun

bummle (plural bummles)

  1. (UK, dated, dialectal) An idle fellow.

Verb

bummle (third-person singular simple present bummles, present participle bummling, simple past and past participle bummled)

  1. (UK, dated, dialectal) To blunder.

Forms of bummle

Noun
pluralbummles
Verb
third-person singular presentbummles
present participlebummling
past participlebummled
pastbummled

Questions about bummle

What does bummle mean?
Bummle means an idle fellow.
What part of speech is bummle?
Bummle can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of bummle?
The plural of bummle is bummles.

Words near bummle in the dictionary

  1. bummies
  2. bummiest
  3. bumming
  4. bumming around
  5. bumming out
  6. bummle
  7. bummled
  8. bummles
  9. bummling
  10. bummock
  11. bummocks

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