jumble
/ˈd͡ʒʌmbəl/
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Northern England/ˈd͡ʒʊmbəl/
jumble verb: to mix or confuse.
Verb
jumble (third-person singular simple present jumbles, present participle jumbling, simple past and past participle jumbled)
- To mix or confuse.
- Why dost thou blend and jumble such inconsistencies together?a. 1678 (date written), Isaac Barrow, “(please specify the chapter name or sermon number)”, in The Works of Dr. Isaac Barrow. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: A[braham] J[ohn]...
- Every clime and age jumbled together.1847, Alfred Tennyson, “Prologue”, in The Princess: A Medley, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC
- To meet or unite in a confused way.
- I tried to study, but in my half-awake state, all of the concepts seemed to jumble together.
Noun (1)
jumble (countable and uncountable, plural jumbles)
- A mixture of often unrelated things.
- My thoughts were all in a jumble.
- His voice was rich and mellow and he had so long been thoroughly persuaded of the weight and import to mankind of any word he said that his words really had come to sound as if there were something in them. But now he can only whisper, and what he whispers sounds like what it is—mere jumble and...1852 March – 1853 September, Charles Dickens, Bleak House, London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published 1853, →OCLC
- Items for a rummage sale.
- Hire a stall at a fair or sell your wares at a car boot sale. Adjust your jumble's price to something very reasonable and attractive for people to buy. Your income will depend on the quality and quantity of the jumble […]2014, Ben Isacat, How to Do Animal Rights, page 110
- A rummage sale.
- "That's a nice coat," said Bella. "I used to have one like that. Got it at a jumble. But it didn't suit me. You look great in it."1982, Hunter Davies, Flossie Teacake's Fur Coat
Noun (2)
jumble (plural jumbles)
- A small, thin, sugared cake, usually ring-shaped.
jumble meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam
jumble in Tamil
- குழப்ப நிலை, கூட்டுக்குவியல், தாறு மாறான நிலை, சிக்குண்டாக்கு, கலக்கு
jumble in Urdu
- انگار, بےترتیبی, دھکم دھکا, ڈھیر, گڈمڈ, گول مال
jumble in Bengali
- তালগোল পাকানো, মিশ্রিত করা, হওয়া, তালগোল পাকানো অবস্থা
jumble in Malayalam
- കൂട്ടിക്കുഴയ്ക്കുക, ആശയക്കുഴപ്പത്തിലാക്കുക
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- jumble in Kannada
- ಕಲಸುಮೇಲೋಗರ ಮಾಡು, ಯದ್ವಾತದ್ವಾ ಬೆರಸು, ಅವ್ಯವಸ್ಥೆಗೊಳಿಸು, ಮಿಶ್ರಣಮಾಡು
- jumble in Malay
- gaul, campur
Examples of jumble in a sentence
- But now he can only whisper, and what he whispers sounds like what it is—mere jumble and jargon.1852 March – 1853 September, Charles Dickens, Bleak House, London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published 1853, →OCLC:
- The buffing and coupling centre is 3ft 5½in above rail level and the beam carries not only buffers and drawgear but a jumble of train connections such as jumpers and pipes.1961 May, B. A. Haresnape, “Design on the railway: Part Three”, in Trains Illustrated, page 301:
- The newspaper letters, all capitals, made up a jumble of typefaces.2017, David Stout, A Child is Missing:
Forms of jumble
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | jumbles |
| present participle | jumbling |
| past participle | jumbled |
| past | jumbled |
| Noun | |
| plural | jumbles |
| alternative form | jumbal |
| alternative form | jumball |
Origin of jumble
From Middle English jumbelen, alteration of jumbren, jombren, a variant of jumpren, frequentative of jumpen (“to jump”), equal to jump + -le. More at jumber, jump, jumper.
Words formed from jumble
Phrases with jumble
Words that rhyme with jumble
Questions about jumble
- What does jumble mean?
- Jumble means to mix or confuse.
- What is jumble in Tamil?
- Jumble in Tamil is குழப்ப நிலை, கூட்டுக்குவியல், தாறு மாறான நிலை. See Jumble meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use jumble in a sentence?
- But now he can only whisper, and what he whispers sounds like what it is—mere jumble and jargon.
- What part of speech is jumble?
- Jumble can be a verb or a noun.
- How do you pronounce jumble?
- Jumble is pronounced /ˈd͡ʒʌmbəl/.
- What is the past tense of jumble?
- The past tense of jumble is jumbled.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: jumble (page history and authors); jumble (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); jumble (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); jumble (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); jumble (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); jumble (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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