jumbled; jumbling
ˈjəm-b(ə-)liŋ 
: to move in a confused or disordered manner
: to mix into a confused or disordered mass
—often used with up
1
a
: a mass of things mingled together without order or plan : hodgepodge
b
: a state of confusion
2
British
: articles for a rummage sale
: a small thin usually ring-shaped sugared cookie or cake
Examples of jumble in a Sentence
Verb
the contest editor has jumbled the letters of some common words
Noun (1)
the house is always in a jumble before and after vacation trips
a jumble of rubber bands, batteries, and pencil stubs all stuffed into that drawer
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Courtney Howard, Variety, 8 May 2025
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The Eastern Conference is a bit less jumbled up, and more will come down to the final day of the season, with four teams fighting for seeds three through six and three teams fighting for seeds eight through 10.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
Lizzie Wade, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2025
Instead, voters themselves are jumbles of competing and sometimes contradictory interests.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 14 Feb. 2025
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Verb
Narratively, Bogart jumbles the order of events by having the pair marry prior to the Capulet Ball, and tweaks the climax in a familiar way purely for sequel-baiting.
—Courtney Howard, Variety, 8 May 2025
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The Eastern Conference is a bit less jumbled up, and more will come down to the final day of the season, with four teams fighting for seeds three through six and three teams fighting for seeds eight through 10.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
Noun
In jumbles of old stones that, to me, are barely legible as the remains of buildings, Cocon López could see the entire timeline of old Aké and how later people interacted with and repurposed what came before.
—Lizzie Wade, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2025
Instead, voters themselves are jumbles of competing and sometimes contradictory interests.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 14 Feb. 2025
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“Jumble.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jumble. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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