bungling

Plural: bunglings

Verb

• make a mess of, destroy or ruin
• spoil by behaving clumsily or foolishly
• present participle and gerund of bungle

Adjective Satellite

• showing lack of skill or aptitude
  • "a bungling workman"
• lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands; ; ; ; - Mary H. Vorse
  • "a bungling performance"

Adj

• Incompetent or inept.

Noun

• The act of performing clumsily or making mistakes.
• An act of incompetence or ineptitude.

Examples

• Harry made a bungling attempt to catch the ball.
• His repeated BUNGLING of opportunities cost him the Words With Friends game.
• Your bungling nearly cost us our jobs.

Synonyms

ball up, blow, bobble, bodge, bollix, bollix up, bollocks, bollocks up, botch, botch up, bumble, bumbling, bungle, butterfingered, clumsy, flub, fluff, foul up, fuck up, fumble, fumbling, ham-fisted, ham-handed, handless, heavy-handed, incompetent, left-handed, louse up, mess up, mishandle, muck up, muff, screw up, spoil

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