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Synonyms for bungling


Grammar : Adj
Spell : buhng-guhl
Phonetic Transcription : ˈbʌŋ gəl



Définition of bungling

Origin :
  • 1660s, verbal noun from bungle (v.).
  • adj clumsy
Example sentences :
  • Is it because we are bungling legislators that they wish for us in London?
  • Extract from : « The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. I (of II) » by Charles James Lever
  • His searching eyes missed not a movement, clever or bungling.
  • Extract from : « Marjorie Dean, College Sophomore » by Pauline Lester
  • The Queen is a connoisseur in these matters, and there must be no bungling.
  • Extract from : « Shakespeare's Christmas Gift to Queen Bess » by Anna Benneson McMahan
  • Just think of his bungling off that old musket and scaring the lot!
  • Extract from : « Hunting the Skipper » by George Manville Fenn
  • There was never any bungling where Doctor Hilary was concerned.
  • Extract from : « Antony Gray,--Gardener » by Leslie Moore
  • Bungling everything in his haste, he tried to think what it might mean.
  • Extract from : « The Lion's Mouse » by C. N. Williamson and A. M. Williamson
  • In the presence of these witnesses you have stated that I am a most bungling wrestler.
  • Extract from : « Frank Merriwell's Races » by Burt L. Standish
  • When would she learn that God did not need her bungling help?
  • Extract from : « The Maidens' Lodge » by Emily Sarah Holt
  • And he made a good fight, too, if you can forgive him that bungling march.
  • Extract from : « The Road to Frontenac » by Samuel Merwin
  • If it weren't for them, we wouldn't have this trouble now, despite your bungling.
  • Extract from : « Empire » by Clifford Donald Simak

Antonyms for bungling

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