Jumble, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Jumbled; p. pr. & vb. n. Jumbling.]
Etymology: [Prob. fr. jump, i. e., to make to jump, or shake.]
To mix in a confused mass; to put or throw together without order; -- often followed by together or up. Why dost thou blend and jumble such inconsistencies together Burton. Every clime and age Jumbled together. Tennyson.
2 other Webster entries under this spelling
Jumble, v. i.
To meet or unite in a confused way; to mix confusedly. Swift.
Jumble, n.
1. A confused mixture; a mass or collection without order; as, a jumble of words.
2. A small, thin, sugared cake, usually ring-shaped.
Shades of meaning
Fernald has no entry of its own for jumble; he lists it under displace.
He lists it without comment; the entries above explain its neighbors.