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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.
Synonyms for BUNGLING: clumsy, awkward, botched, inept, incompetent, inexperienced, careless, sloppy; Antonyms of BUNGLING: adroit, competent, professional, deft, facile, capable, skilled, skillful.
bungling in British English. 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.
bungling - lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands; "a bumbling mechanic"; "a bungling performance"; "ham-handed governmental interference"; "could scarcely empty a scuttle of ashes, so handless was the poor creature"- Mary H. Vorse.
Definition of bungling adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
noun. An act or acts of incompetence or ineptitude. Your bungling nearly cost us our jobs. Wiktionary. Synonyms: blunderheadedness. verb.
A complete guide to the word "BUNGLING": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
Saying the wrong thing at the wrong time, dropping something, tripping and falling: these are some classic bungles — and they’re always embarrassing. Bungles are bummers, it’s true.
