bungling meaning

UK US /ˈbʌŋɡəlɪŋ/ 3 syllables

bungling (adjective): showing lack of skill or aptitude.

bungling has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

bungling as an adjective

  1. showing lack of skill or aptitude
    • a bungling workman
    • did a clumsy job
    • his fumbling attempt to put up a shelf

    Synonyms: clumsy, fumbling, incompetent

    Similar: unskilled

  2. lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands
    • a bumbling mechanic
    • a bungling performance
    • ham-handed governmental interference
    • could scarcely empty a scuttle of ashes, so handless was the poor creature

    Synonyms: bumbling, butterfingered, ham-fisted, ham-handed, handless, heavy-handed, left-handed

    Similar: maladroit

How to pronounce bungling

bungling is pronounced /ˈbʌŋɡəlɪŋ/ in American English. It has 3 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.

Scrabble score: 12 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with BU · words ending in NG · 8-letter words

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