Antonyms for bungle

Grammar : Verb

Spell : buhng-guhl

Phonetic Transcription : ˈbʌŋ gəl

Definition of bungle

Origin : 1520s, origin obscure. OED suggests imitative; perhaps a mix of boggle and bumble, or more likely from a Scandinavian word akin to Swedish bangla "to work ineffectually," Old Swedish bunga "to strike" (cf. German Bengel "cudgel," also "rude fellow"). Related: Bungled; bungling.

verb blunder, mess up

Example sentences :

In the first place she'll be sorry for you, because you will make such a bungle of it.
Extract from : « One Day's Courtship » by Robert Barr

Sure, now, didn't he give you my message, or did he bungle it?
Extract from : « Captain Blood » by Rafael Sabatini

He must understand his position, so as not to bungle the thing.
Extract from : « The Pit Prop Syndicate » by Freeman Wills Crofts

"I made a false step there; but it was just like me to bungle," continued Gaston.
Extract from : « Fairy Fingers » by Anna Cora Mowatt Ritchie

He never hesitated, nor did he hurry and make a bungle of it.
Extract from : « The House of Pride » by Jack London

The Pomeranian was too scared, and Bungle and Popocatepetl were too angry.
Extract from : « The Corner House Girls at School » by Grace Brooks Hill

What a bungle those boatmen are making of the steamer-ropes!
Extract from : « The Light That Failed » by Rudyard Kipling

In the course of the following morning she tried to do so, and made a bungle of it.
Extract from : « Johnny Ludlow, Second Series » by Mrs. Henry Wood

Chub would be willing enough, but he would only bungle things.
Extract from : « Joan of the Journal » by Helen Diehl Olds

She would not bungle over it like a great, awkward fellow like himself.
Extract from : « A Dreadful Temptation » by Mrs. Alex. McVeigh Miller

Synonyms for bungle

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