Definition of jumble Jumble

/ʤʌˈmbʌl/ - [jumbul] - jum•ble

We found 17 definitions of jumble from 5 different sources.

What does jumble mean?

Noun Plural: jumbles
jumble - small flat ring-shaped cake or cookie
		jumbal
jumble - a confused multitude of things
		clutter, muddle, fuddle, mare's nest, welter, smother
		disorder, disorderliness a disturbance of the peace or of public order
jumble - a theory or argument made up of miscellaneous or incongruous ideas
		patchwork, hodgepodge
		theory a belief that can guide behavior; "the architect has a theory that more is less"; "they killed him on the theory that dead men tell no tales"
Verb jumbles, jumbling, jumbled
jumble - assemble without order or sense; "She jumbles the words when she is supposed to write a sentence"
		confuse, mix up
		confound, confuse mistake one thing for another; "you are confusing me with the other candidate"; "I mistook her for the secretary"
		put together, tack together, assemble, piece, tack, set up create by putting components or members together; "She pieced a quilt"; "He tacked together some verses"; "They set up a committee"
		addle, muddle, puddle become rotten; "addled eggs"
jumble - be all mixed up or jumbled together; "His words jumbled"
		mingle
		be spend or use time; "I may be an hour"
jumble - bring into random order
		scramble, throw together
		disarray, disorder bring disorder to
		tumble do gymnastics, roll and turn skillfully

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jumble (v. t.)
To mix in a confused mass; to put or throw together without order; -- often followed by together or up.
jumble (v. i.)
To meet or unite in a confused way; to mix confusedly.
jumble (n.)
A confused mixture; a mass or collection without order; as, a jumble of words.
jumble (n.)
A small, thin, sugared cake, usually ring-shaped.

jumble
jum′bl, v.t. to mix confusedly: to throw together without order.—v.i. to be mixed together confusedly: to be agitated: to jump at, to accept eagerly.—n. a confused mixture.—n. Jum′ble-sale, a charity bazaar of cast-off clothing, rubbish, &c.—adv. Jum′blingly, in a jumbled or confused manner. [Prob. a freq. of jump.]