Definition of bungling Bungling
/bʌˈŋgʌlɪŋ/ - [bungguling] -
We found 7 definitions of bungling from 3 different sources.
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What does bungling mean?
WordNet
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| bungling - showing lack of skill or aptitude; "a bungling workman"; "did a clumsy job"; "his fumbling attempt to put up a shelf" | ||
| clumsy, fumbling, incompetent | ||
| unskilled not having or showing or requiring special skill or proficiency; "unskilled in the art of rhetoric"; "an enthusiastic but unskillful mountain climber"; "unskilled labor"; "workers in unskilled occupations are finding fewer and fewer job opportunities"; "unskilled workmanship" | ||
| bungling - 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 | ||
| bumbling, butterfingered, ham-fisted, ham-handed, handless, heavy-handed, left-handed | ||
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Wiktionary 
- bungling (Noun)
An act or acts of incompetence or ineptitude. - bungling (Verb)
Present participle of bungle. - bungling (Adjective)
incompetent or inept.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- bungling (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Bungle - bungling (a.)
Unskillful; awkward; clumsy; as, a bungling workman.
