jumble

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jumble^¹

/ˈd͡ʒʌmbəl/
/ˈd͡ʒʊmbəl/ Northern England

Rhymes with -ʌmbəl

Where it comes from

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.

verb jumbles · jumbling · jumbled

transitive To mix or confuse. Why dost thou blend and jumble such inconsistencies together?
intransitive 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 jumbles

countable, uncountable A mixture of often unrelated things. My thoughts were all in a jumble.
UK, uncountable Items for a rummage sale. Hire a stall at a fair or sell your wares at a car boot sale. Adjust your jumble's price to something very reasonable and attractive for people to buy. Your income will depend on the quality and quantity of the jumble […]
UK, countable, informal A rummage sale. "That's a nice coat," said Bella. "I used to have one like that. Got it at a jumble. But it didn't suit me. You look great in it."

jumble^²

/ˈd͡ʒʌmbəl/
/ˈd͡ʒʊmbəl/ Northern England

Rhymes with -ʌmbəl

noun jumbles · jumbal · jumball

archaic A small, thin, sugared cake, usually ring-shaped.

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verb to mix or confuse

Español	enredar, mezclar
Português	misturar
Français	mélanger, mixer
Deutsch	durcheinanderbringen, durcheinanderwerfen
Italiano	ingarbugliare
Русский	смешивать smešivatʹ, смешать smešatʹ, перемешивать peremešivatʹ, перемешать peremešatʹ, перепу́тывать perepútyvatʹ, перепутать pereputatʹ

noun mixture of often unrelated things

Español	revuelo, revoltijo, jaleo, maraña
Português	misto
Deutsch	Durcheinander, Mischmasch, Wirrwarr
Italiano	accozzaglia, guazzabuglio, paccottiglia, chincaglieria, cianfrusaglia, zibaldone
Русский	ку́ча kúča, пу́таница pútanica, мешани́на mešanína

noun Items for a rummage sale

Deutsch	Trödel, Ramsch

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@misc{jumble_2026,
  title = {jumble},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/jumble},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}