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Date: 1500-1600
Origin: Probably from bungle

bumble

 verb
     
bum‧ble [intransitive]
1 also bumble on to speak in a confused way so that no one can understand you:
What was Karl bumbling on about?
2 also bumble around to move in an unsteady way
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