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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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bungle Synonyms

bungle

v.

botch, blunder, fumble, mishandle; see botch, fail 1.


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bungle Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • make: The thing is, the Eurocrats have made a total bungle of explaining what the Construction Products Directive is.

Adjective modifier

  • big: Big Brother's big bungles How a private ID scheme could protect your rights.

Preposition: in

  • jungle: About King Leo There's been a bungle in the jungle!
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