bumbling

bum·ble ¹  (bmbl)

v. bum·bled, bum·bling, bum·bles

v.intr.

1. To speak in a faltering manner.

2. To move, act, or proceed clumsily. See Synonyms at blunder.

v.tr.

To bungle; botch.

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[Perhaps blend of bungle and stumble.]

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bumbler n.

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bum·ble ²  (bmbl)

intr.v. bum·bled, bum·bling, bum·bles

To make a humming or droning sound; buzz.

n.

A humming or droning sound; a buzz.

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[Middle English bomblen, of imitative origin.]

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

bumbling - lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands; "a bumbling mechanic"; "a bungling performance"; "ham-handed governmental interference"; "could scarcely empty a scuttle of ashes, so handless was the poor creature"- Mary H. Vorse butterfingered, ham-fisted, ham-handed, heavy-handed, bungling, handless, left-handed maladroit - not adroit; "a maladroit movement of his hand caused the car to swerve"; "a maladroit translation"; "maladroit propaganda"

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bumbling

adjective clumsy, awkward, blundering, bungling, incompetent, inefficient, lumbering, inept, maladroit a clumsy, bumbling, inarticulate figure
able, fit, capable, efficient, competent, brisk

Translations

bumbling [ˈbʌmblɪŋ]

A. ADJ (= inept) → inepto, inútil; (= muttering) → que habla a tropezones

B. N → divagación f

bumbling [ˈbʌmblɪŋ] adj [person] → empoté(e)

bumbling

adj (= clumsy) → schusselig (inf); some bumbling idiot → irgend so ein Vollidiot (inf)