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- Dictionarybungling/ˈbʌŋɡlɪŋ/
noun
- 1. the action or fact of carrying out a task clumsily or incompetently: "he was heavily criticized for his bungling of the case"
adjective
- 1. making or characterized by many clumsy mistakes: "the work of a bungling amateur"
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BUNGLING definition: 1. doing something very badly, in a careless or stupid way: 2. doing something very badly, in a…. Learn more.
adjective. bun· gling ˈbəŋ-g (ə-)liŋ. Synonyms of bungling. : clumsily awkward or inept. a bungling attempt at humor. … her complaints about bungling doctors and mean-spirited nurses …. Michiko Kakutani. bunglingly adverb. a bunglingly inept investigation.
lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands. “a bungling performance”. synonyms: bumbling, butterfingered, ham-fisted, ham-handed, handless, heavy-handed, left-handed. maladroit. not adroit. adjective. showing lack of skill or aptitude. “a bungling workman”. synonyms: clumsy, fumbling, incompetent.
Definition of bungling adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Define bungling. bungling synonyms, bungling pronunciation, bungling translation, English dictionary definition of bungling. v. bun·gled , bun·gling , bun·gles v. tr. To carry out badly or ruin through ineptitude; botch. See Synonyms at botch. v. intr. To work or act ineptly or...
bungling (plural bunglings) An act of incompetence or ineptitude. Your bungling nearly cost us our jobs.
adjective. 1. (of a task) spoiled through clumsiness or incompetence; botched. noun. 2. the act or result of spoiling something through clumsiness or incompetence. The word bungling is derived from bungle, shown below. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.
noun. An act or acts of incompetence or ineptitude. Your bungling nearly cost us our jobs. Wiktionary. Synonyms: blunderheadedness. Advertisement.
v. to do clumsily, awkwardly, or badly; botch: [ ~ + object] The electrician bungled the wiring job. [ no object] If she keeps bungling, she'll lose the job. n. [ countable] a job or work that has been done clumsily: a complete bungle. bun•gled, adj.: the bungled assassination attempt. bun•gler, n. [ countable]
Bungle definition: to do clumsily and awkwardly; botch. See examples of BUNGLE used in a sentence.
