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bungle

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bun·gle  (bnggl)
v. bun·gled, bun·gling, bun·gles
v.intr.
To work or act ineptly or inefficiently.
v.tr.
To handle badly; botch. See Synonyms at botch.
n.
A clumsy or inept performance; a botch: made a bungle of the case due to inexperience.

[Perhaps of Scandinavian origin.]

bungler n.
bungling·ly adv.

bungle
Verb
[-gling, -gled]
to spoil (an operation) through clumsiness or incompetence; botch
Noun
a clumsy or unsuccessful performance; blunder [origin unknown]
bungler n
bungling adjn
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.bunglebungle - an embarrassing mistake              
error, fault, mistake - a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention; "he made a bad mistake"; "she was quick to point out my errors"; "I could understand his English in spite of his grammatical faults"
bobble - the momentary juggling of a batted or thrown baseball; "the second baseman made a bobble but still had time to throw the runner out"
snafu - an acronym often used by soldiers in World War II: situation normal all fucked up
spectacle - a blunder that makes you look ridiculous; used in the phrase `make a spectacle of' yourself
bull - a serious and ludicrous blunder; "he made a bad bull of the assignment"
fumble, muff - (sports) dropping the ball
fluff - a blunder (especially an actor's forgetting the lines)
faux pas, gaffe, slip, solecism, gaucherie - a socially awkward or tactless act
howler - a glaring blunder
clanger - a conspicuous mistake whose effects seem to reverberate; "he dropped a clanger"
misstep, trip-up, stumble, trip - an unintentional but embarrassing blunder; "he recited the whole poem without a single trip"; "he arranged his robes to avoid a trip-up later"; "confusion caused his unfortunate misstep"
Verb1.bungle - make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement"
go wrong, miscarry, fail - be unsuccessful; "Where do today's public schools fail?"; "The attempt to rescue the hostages failed miserably"
2.bungle - spoil by behaving clumsily or foolishly; "I bungled it!"
behave, act, do - behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself; "You should act like an adult"; "Don't behave like a fool"; "What makes her do this way?"; "The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people"

bungle
verb mess up, blow (slang) ruin, spoil, blunder, fudge, screw up (informal) botch, cock up Brit. (slang) miscalculate, make a mess of, mismanage, muff, foul up, make a nonsense of (informal) bodge (informal) make a pig's ear of (informal) flub U.S. (slang) crool or cruel Austral. (slang) louse up (slang) << OPPOSITE accomplish
Translations
bungle [ˈbʌŋgl] vtchapucear

bungle [ˈbʌŋgl] vtbâcler, gâcher

bungle [ˈbʌŋgl] vtverpfuschen

bungle [ˈbʌŋgl] vtabborracciare

bungle
v bungle [ˈbaŋgl]
to do (something) clumsily or badly Someone has bungled. knoei, verknoei, verbrou يَعْمَلُ بِغَيْر إتْقان оплесквам zpackat, zfušovat forkludre; forplumre stümpern κάνω κτ. αδέξια και άσχημα pifiar vusserdama دستکاری و خراب کردن hutiloida gâcher (le travail) לַעֲשוֹת עֲבוֹדָה גְרוּעָה घपला करना, गड़बड़ कर देना petljati elront bekerja dengan serampangan klúðra fare male (un lavoro) しくじる 서투르게 하다 sugadinti, prastai (pa)dirbti pavirši strādāt; sabojāt darbu kerja secara ceroboh klungelen, verknoeien forkludre sfuszerować, spartolić estragar a rasoli делать кое– как spackať, zbabrať skaziti sklepati fumla, klanta sig งุ่มง่าม bozmak, berbat etmek 粗制濫造 працювати невміло, робити абияк اناڑی بن سے کچھ کرنا làm ẩu


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But you are not to order her around, Bungle, as you do us.
Bungle away at it then, and bring it to me (turns to go).
In spite of the clearest directions, Miss Bartlett contrived to bungle her arrival.
 
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