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bungle definition

bun·gle (buŋ′gəl)

transitive verb bungled -·gled, bungling -·gling

to spoil by clumsy work or action; botch

Etymology: < ? Swed bangla, to work ineffectually

intransitive verb

to do or make things badly or clumsily

noun

  1. a bungling, or clumsy, act
  2. a bungled piece of work

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