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jumble

UK/ˈd͡ʒʌmbəl/ US/ˈd͡ʒʊmbəl/ uncommon archaic informal uk
noun (3) verb (3)

noun

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verb

1.

be all mixed up or jumbled together

  • “His words jumbled”
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2.

assemble without order or sense

  • “She jumbles the words when she is supposed to write a sentence”
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Origin

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.

Phrases

  • jumble sale
  • jumble together
  • jumble up

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