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bungle

[ buhng-guhl ]

verb (used with object)

bungled, bungling.
  1. to do clumsily and awkwardly; botch:

    He bungled the job.

    Synonyms: , , ,



verb (used without object)

bungled, bungling.
  1. to perform or work clumsily or inadequately:

    He is a fool who bungles consistently.

noun

  1. a bungling performance.
  2. that which has been done clumsily or inadequately.

bungle

/ ˈʌŋɡə /

verb

  1. tr to spoil (an operation) through clumsiness, incompetence, etc; botch
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a clumsy or unsuccessful performance or piece of work; mistake; botch
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈܲԲԲ, adjectivenoun
  • ˈܲԲ, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • ܲg noun
  • ܲgԲ· adverb
  • ܲ·ܲgԲ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of bungle1

First recorded in 1520–30; of uncertain origin
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Word History and Origins

Origin of bungle1

C16: perhaps of Scandinavian origin; compare dialect Swedish bangla to work without results
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Example Sentences

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Thao was accused of bungling the city’s finances, contributing to a budget shortfall that will almost certainly require sweeping cuts across government departments.

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She also faced accusations of bungling the city’s finances, contributing to a dire budget shortfall this fiscal year that will almost certainly require sweeping cuts across government departments.

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The neophyte effects company bungled the pricing from the storyboards, however, not understanding they had to cut back several times to the same shots, sending the sequence 500% over budget.

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But Trump’s bungling has never been enough to bring voters over to us in sufficient numbers to stop him and rout Trumpism.

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Maybe, they reasoned, Aaron Judge wouldn’t have bungled that routine fly ball in Game 5 of the World Series against the Dodgers had he worn a suave Salvador Dali mustache.

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