BUNGLINGS

Noun

bunglings

plural of bungling

Source: Wiktionary


BUNGLING

Bun"gling, a.

Definition: Unskillful; awkward; clumsy; as, a bungling workman. Swift. They make but bungling work. Dryden.

BUNGLE

Bun"gle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Bungled (; p. pr. & vb. n. Bungling.] Etym: [Prob. a diminutive from, akin to bang; cf. Prov. G. bungen to beat, bang, OSw. bunga. See Bang.]

Definition: To act or work in a clumsy, awkward manner.

Bun"gle, v. t.

Definition: To make or mend clumsily; to manage awkwardly; to botch; -- sometimes with up. I always had an idea that it would be bungled. Byron.

Bun"gle, n.

Definition: A clumsy or awkward performance; a botch; a gross blunder. Those errors and bungles which are committed. Cudworth.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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