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Added 9 October 2026

jumble

/ˈd͡ʒʌmbəl/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about jumble at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A confused multitude of things.
Small flat ring-shaped cake or cookie.
A theory or argument made up of miscellaneous or incongruous ideas.

verb

Be all mixed up or jumbled together.
His words jumbled
Assemble without order or sense.
She jumbles the words when she is supposed to write a sentence
Bring into random order.

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.

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