bungle

verb

bun·gle ˈbəŋ-gəl How to pronounce bungle (audio)

bungled; bungling ˈbəŋ-g(ə-)liŋ How to pronounce bungle (audio)

intransitive verb

: to act or work clumsily and awkwardly

bungled badly in the campaign

transitive verb

: mishandle, botch

bungle a job

bungled the investigation

bungle noun

bungler

ˈbəŋ-g(ə-)lər How to pronounce bungle (audio)

noun

Example Sentences

The government bungled badly in planning the campaign. bungled the job the first time she tried to do it

Recent Examples on the Web But the early episodes bungle their dynamic, with an unspecific friendship that's relegated to the sidelines.

Darren Franich, EW.com, 19 Aug. 2022 Yet no matter how true Adam Smith’s theories have proven to be, politicians and corporate leaders bungle the idea with depressing regularity.

Rich Karlgaard, Forbes, 12 Aug. 2022 The fifth-round draft choice — no, Cincinnati did not bungle a pick on a kicker here — the kid has hit all 12 of his field goals, including four in the wild-card round, then winners at Tennessee and Kansas City.

Barry Wilner, ajc, 12 Feb. 2022 Attorney Kim Foxx managed to bungle things up early by exchanging texts with a relative of Smollett’s, and everything got weirder from there.

Rex Huppke, chicagotribune.com, 10 Dec. 2021 That is a question for the next president of baseball operations to solve, and the Mets cannot afford to bungle another job search.

New York Times, 1 Oct. 2021 Other members of the board wanted to make sure the state didn’t bungle the reopening.

Kiera Feldman, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2021 Don’t mess around and bungle the best quarterback situation the Seahawks franchise has ever seen.

Mike Jones, USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2021 The on-field product was a disaster, only in part because of a season-ending injury to quarterback Dak Prescott, and the new coach found something new to bungle almost every week.

Mike Finger, ExpressNews.com, 5 Jan. 2021 See More

单词	bungles
释义	bungle verb bun·gle ˈbəŋ-gəl bungled; bungling ˈbəŋ-g(ə-)liŋ intransitive verb : to act or work clumsily and awkwardly bungled badly in the campaign transitive verb : mishandle, botch bungle a job bungled the investigation bungle noun bungler ˈbəŋ-g(ə-)lər noun Synonyms blow bobble boggle bollix (up) boot botch bugger (up) bumble butcher dub flub fluff foozle foul up fumble goof (up) louse up mangle mess (up) muck up muff murder screw up See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences The government bungled badly in planning the campaign. bungled the job the first time she tried to do it Recent Examples on the Web But the early episodes bungle their dynamic, with an unspecific friendship that's relegated to the sidelines. Darren Franich, EW.com, 19 Aug. 2022 Yet no matter how true Adam Smith’s theories have proven to be, politicians and corporate leaders bungle the idea with depressing regularity. Rich Karlgaard, Forbes, 12 Aug. 2022 The fifth-round draft choice — no, Cincinnati did not bungle a pick on a kicker here — the kid has hit all 12 of his field goals, including four in the wild-card round, then winners at Tennessee and Kansas City. Barry Wilner, ajc, 12 Feb. 2022 Attorney Kim Foxx managed to bungle things up early by exchanging texts with a relative of Smollett’s, and everything got weirder from there. Rex Huppke, chicagotribune.com, 10 Dec. 2021 That is a question for the next president of baseball operations to solve, and the Mets cannot afford to bungle another job search. New York Times, 1 Oct. 2021 Other members of the board wanted to make sure the state didn’t bungle the reopening. Kiera Feldman, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2021 Don’t mess around and bungle the best quarterback situation the Seahawks franchise has ever seen. Mike Jones, USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2021 The on-field product was a disaster, only in part because of a season-ending injury to quarterback Dak Prescott, and the new coach found something new to bungle almost every week. Mike Finger, ExpressNews.com, 5 Jan. 2021 See More Word History Etymology perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Icelandic banga to hammer First Known Use 1530, in the meaning defined at transitive sense Kids Definition bungle verb bun·gle ˈbəŋ-gəl bungled; bungling : to act, do, make, or work badly bungled the job bungles 1 of 2 verb present tense third-person singular of bungle as in fumbles to make or do (something) in a clumsy or unskillful way bungled the job the first time she tried to do it Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance fumbles botches blows mangles dubs flubs murders ruins bumbles boots boggles fluffs spoils bobbles butchers destroys muffs blunders fouls up mars damages screws up injures muddles wrecks mucks up flaws foozles impairs buggers (up) mutilates blights bollixes (up) goofs (up) louses up harms hurts mismanages blemishes vitiates mishandles piffles messes (up) gums (up) Antonyms & Near Antonyms improves reforms enhances refines rectifies helps ameliorates remedies repairs betters fixes revamps renovates doctors reconditions patches meliorates See More bungles 2 of 2 noun plural of bungle as in botches Synonyms & Similar Words botches fumbles bobbles blunders flubs foul-ups miscues stumbles mistakes inaccuracies goofs missteps mix-ups errors slipups lapses oversights shambles disorganizations muddles jumbles slips chaoses disarrangements disorders faults hashes disarrays confusions messes
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