bungling

Meaning of bungling

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
    a bungling attempt to cover up the accident
verb, gerund or present participle
  1. carry out (a task) clumsily or incompetently.
    he bungled his first attempt to manage a group of professional players
    a few individuals had bungled in handling the situation

mid 16th century: of unknown origin; compare with bumble.

Information about bungling

  • The plural form of bungling is: bunglings.
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Hyphenation of bungling

bungling

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 8 chars.
  • bungling is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

bungling synonyms

Meaning clumsy:

clumsy, fumbling, incompetent

Meaning bumbling:

bumbling, butterfingered, handless

Meaning making or characterized by stupid or careless mistakes; clumsy:

blundering

Meaning done in an unskilful or inept way:

amateurish

Meaning having or showing no skill; clumsy:

inept

Meaning not having or showing skill:

unskilful

Meaning having or showing a lack of skill or knowledge:

inexpert

Meaning inefficient or inept; clumsy:

maladroit

Meaning unsophisticated and socially awkward:

gauche

Meaning causing difficulty; hard to do or deal with:

awkward

Meaning not achieving maximum productivity; wasting or failing to make the best use of time or resources:

inefficient

Meaning not arranged in order; untidy:

muddled

Meaning rough or clumsy and unintelligent:

oafish

Meaning foolish, awkward, or clumsy:

clodhopping

Meaning tripping or losing balance while walking; moving with difficulty:

stumbling

Meaning moving in a slow, heavy, awkward way:

lumbering

Meaning lacking good sense or judgement; unwise:

foolish

Meaning not fulfilling or not expected to achieve the intended purpose or desired outcome:

useless

Meaning manage or deal with (something) wrongly or ineffectively:

mishandle

Meaning manage (something) badly or wrongly:

mismanage

Meaning carry out (a task) badly or carelessly:

botch

Meaning diminish or destroy the value or quality of:

spoil

Meaning impair the quality or appearance of; spoil:

mar

Meaning reduce (a building or place) to a state of decay, collapse, or disintegration:

ruin

Meaning a tube made of fur or other warm material into which the hands are placed for warmth:

muff

Meaning make (something) appear fuller and softer by shaking or brushing it:

fluff

Meaning waste (an opportunity):

blow

Meaning botch; bungle:

foozle

Meaning botch or bungle (something):

flub

Meaning a small ball made of strands of wool used as a decoration on a hat or on furnishings:

bobble

bungling antonyms

Meaning having or involving a great deal of knowledge or skill in a particular area:

expert

Anagrams of bungling

blunging

Words that rhyme with bungling

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