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bungle

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbʌŋg^əl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈbʌŋgəl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(bung′gəl)

Inflections of 'bungle' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

bungles: v 3rd person singular

bungling: v pres p

bungled: v past

bungled: v past p

bun•gle /ˈbʌŋgəl/USA pronunciation v., -gled, -gling, n.
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]
bun•gling, n. [uncountable]equal amounts of bungling and stupidity.

bun•gle (bung′gəl),USA pronunciation v., -gled, -gling, n.
v.t.

to do clumsily and awkwardly;
botch:He bungled the job.

v.i.

to perform or work clumsily or inadequately:He is a fool who bungles consistently.

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

of uncertain origin, originally 1520–30

bun′gler, n.
bun′gling•ly, adv.

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bungle /ˈbʌŋɡ^əl/ vb

(transitive) to spoil (an operation) through clumsiness, incompetence, etc; botch

a clumsy or unsuccessful performance or piece of work; mistake; botch

Etymology: 16th Century: perhaps of Scandinavian origin; compare dialect Swedish bangla to work without resultsˈbungler n ˈbungling adj , n ˈbunglingly adv

'bungle' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

bitch - bumble - duff - foul up - goof - gum up - muff - blow - blunder - boggle - bollix - botch - bunglesome - butcher - catch - ferhoodle - flub - foozle - foul - fuck - fuckup - fumble - fuzz - hash - mess - mismanage - muck - muddle - patzer - trip - slip-up

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Synonyms: botch, blunder, fumble, mishandle, fail, more...

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