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- DictionaryBim·ble/ˈbimbəl/
verb
- 1. walk or travel at a leisurely pace: "on Sunday we bimbled around Spitalfields and Brick Lane"
noun
- 1. a leisurely walk or journey: "we were enjoying a pleasant bimble over the rocks"
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Definition of bimble verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
What does the noun bimble mean? There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun bimble . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.
Bimble Definition. (chiefly UK) A gentle, meandering walk with no particular haste or purpose. (chiefly UK, intransitive) To walk with no particular haste or purpose.
Define Bimble. Bimble is a term that is commonly used in the United Kingdom to describe a leisurely walk or a stroll taken at a slow and relaxed pace. It is often associated with a sense of aimlessness or meandering, and is typically enjoyed as a way to unwind and enjoy the scenery.
bimble. verb earlier than 1983. The word bimble, meaning ‘to move at a leisurely pace’, is sometimes said to have originated amongst British soldiers serving in the Falklands, and much of our early evidence supports this.
- From The First Saint Omnibus: An Anthology of Saintly Adventures (1939), page 269: But the Duchess starts bimbling And wambling and wimbling An...
- Bill S found a bimble as a noun in 1980 which the OED has verified: Snippett from "Roots of England", John Miller, Sid Waddell 1980 "Most said t...
- I was very interested to read above that there's a strong Falklands link to this word. I lived in Stanley, FI (as a civilian) from 2003-2007. Sinc...
- The word as used in the following excerpt doesn't involve wandering in a leisurely way, but there is something quite unexpected in this instance of...
- I recall using this word in the Royal Navy in the 1970s — prior to the Falklands Conflict.
- I have always understood it to be an (unofficial) military acronym - Basic Infantry Manoeuvre But Lacking Effort. (BIMBLE)
- I remember this word from childhood in Seventies and Eighties. My Mum used to use it to mean a little fun walk or an outing. She was born and broug...
- I have an old photo of a black & white kitten called "Bimble 2" dating from early 1900's - probably the Victorian era. The "2" suggests that there...
any plant of the genus Incarvillea, native to China , of which some species are grown as garden or greenhouse plants for their large usually carmine-coloured trumpet-shaped flowers, esp I. delavayi: family Bignoniaceae. SEE FULL DEFINITION. SEE PREVIOUS WORDS. → See bimble box.... Click for pronunciations, examples sentences, video.
Noun. bimble ( pl. bimbles) ( chiefly, British) A gentle, meandering walk with no particular haste or purpose. Synonyms. stroll. Verb. bimble ( third-person singular simple present bimbles, present participle bimbling, simple past bimbled, past participle bimbled) ( chiefly, British, intransitive) To walk with no particular haste or purpose.
