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
- 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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