jumbling
jumbling is the present participle and gerund of jumble.
Meaning of jumble
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]...
- 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
jumbling (plural jumblings)
- The act by which something is jumbled or confused.
- Nor is your Skill, or Labour less, / When bent upon some smart Lampoon, / You toss and turn your Brain till Noon; / Which, in its Jumblings round the Skull, / Dilates, and makes the Vessel full […]1730, Jonathan Swift, A Panegyrick on the Dean
Forms of jumbling
| plural | jumblings |
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Phrases with jumbling
Questions about jumbling
- What does jumbling mean?
- Jumbling means the act by which something is jumbled or confused.
- What is jumbling the present participle and gerund of?
- Jumbling is the present participle and gerund of jumble.
- What part of speech is jumbling?
- Jumbling is a noun.
- What is the plural of jumbling?
- The plural of jumbling is jumblings.
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