verb, noun
verb [VN] [usuallypassive] ~ sth (together / up) to mix things together in a confused or untidy way:
Books, shoes and clothes were jumbled together on the floor.
jumbled adjective:
a jumbled collection of objects * jumbled thoughts
Part of speech: noun
1 [sing.] ~ (of sth) an untidy or confused mixture of things:
a jumble of books and paper * The essay was a meaningless jumble of ideas.
2 [U] (BrE) a collection of old or used clothes, etc. that are no longer wanted and are going to be taken to a jumble sale
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
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Is jumble a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, jumble is tagged as noun.
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