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Bungling Common

Bungling has 5 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Noun
1

An act of incompetence or ineptitude.

Verb
1

present participle of bungle

Adjective
1

showing lack of skill or aptitude

"a bungling workman"

"did a clumsy job"

"his fumbling attempt to put up a shelf"

2

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"

3

Incompetent or inept.

Example Sentences
"a bungling workman" adjective
"did a clumsy job" adjective
"his fumbling attempt to put up a shelf" adjective
"a bumbling mechanic" adjective
"a bungling performance" adjective
"ham-handed governmental interference" adjective
"could scarcely empty a scuttle of ashes, so handless was the poor creature" adjective
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