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Bungle

Bungle Meaning & Definition
Bungle Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Bungle?

[n] an embarrassing mistake
[v] spoil by behaving clumsily or foolishly; "I bungled it!"
[v] make a mess of, destroy or ruin

Synonyms | Synonyms for Bungle: ball up | bloomer | blooper | blow | blunder | bobble | bollix | bollix up | bollocks | bollocks up | boner | boo-boo | botch | botch | botch up | bumble | flub | flub | fluff | foul up | foul-up | fuck up | fuckup | fumble | louse up | mess up | mishandle | muck up | muff | screw up | spoil

Related Terms | Find terms related to Bungle: bad job | bat out | be all thumbs | bevue | blooper | blow | blunder | blunder away | blunder into | blunder on | blunder upon | bobble | boggle | bollix | bonehead play | boner | boo-boo | botch | bugger | bull | bumble | butcher | clumsy performance | commit a gaffe | dash off | do anyhow | do by halves | do carelessly | do offhand | err | error | etourderie | fake up | faux pas | fiasco | flounder | flub | fluff | flunk | foozle | fuck up | fudge up | fumble | gaffe | gaucherie | goof | goof up | gum up | hash | indiscretion | jury-rig | knock off | knock out | knock together | lapse | lash up | louse up | lumber | make a blunder | make a misstep | mar | mess | mess up | miscue | mismanage | miss | miss the mark | misspeak | mistake | muck up | muddle | muff | murder | off day | patch | patch together | patch up | play havoc with | pound out | rough out | roughcast | roughhew | sad work | screw up | slap up | slip | slip up | snafu | solecism | spoil | stumble | stupidity | throw off | throw together | toss off | toss out | toss together | trifle with | trip | washout | whomp up

See Also | act | behave | bull | clanger | do | error | fail | fault | faux pas | fluff | fumble | gaffe | gaucherie | go wrong | howler | miscarry | misstep | mistake | muff | slip | snafu | solecism | spectacle | stumble | trip

Bungle In Webster's Dictionary

\Bun"gle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Bungled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bungling}.] [Prob. a diminutive from, akin to bang; cf. Prov. G. bungen to beat, bang, OSw. bunga. See {Bang}.] To act or work in a clumsy, awkward manner.
\Bun"gle\, v. t. 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. A clumsy or awkward performance; a botch; a gross blunder. Those errors and bungles which are committed. --Cudworth.

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