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Past tense of jumble

regular verb

The past tense of jumble is jumbled. The past participle is also jumbled.

Forms of jumble

Base form (V1)jumble /ˈd͡ʒʌmbəl/
Past tense (V2)jumbled
Past participle (V3)jumbled
Present participlejumbling
Third person singularjumbles

Jumbled in a sentence

  • I jumbled her up against the wall.From the entry jumble up
  • Two jumbled chandeliers feature three-dimensional coconuts, or at least plasterlike casts of them.2009 July 17, The New York Times, “Art in Review”, in New York Times. From the entry plasterlike
  • The various fruits were not organized row upon row as in agribiz but wildly jumbled.2003, Maxine Hong Kingston, The Fifth Book of Peace, New York: Knopf, page 97. From the entry agribiz
  • About three hours in, the land leveled off and the horizon gave way to a jumbled skyline, broken by the Fen River.2008 August 10, Aric Chen, “Bridging Generations on China’s High Plateau”, in The New York Times (Travel section), New York, N.Y.: The New…. From the entry Fen River
  • In it, ghostly hands appear on top of the image of an aloe plant, with fingers and fronds jumbled together, all outstretched and reaching.1995 October 13, Charles Hagen, “Photography Review”, in New York Times, retrieved 11 Aug 2011. From the entry double exposure

Meaning of jumble

  1. verb To mix or confuse.
  2. verb To meet or unite in a confused way.
  3. noun A mixture of often unrelated things.

Full definition of jumble

Questions about the past tense of jumble

What is the past tense of jumble?
The past tense of jumble is jumbled.
What is the past participle of jumble?
The past participle of jumble is jumbled.
Is jumble a regular or irregular verb?
Jumble is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.

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