bungle
verb/ˈbʌŋɡl/
/ˈbʌŋɡl/
[transitive, intransitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they bungle | /ˈbʌŋɡl/ /ˈbʌŋɡl/ |
| he / she / it bungles | /ˈbʌŋɡlz/ /ˈbʌŋɡlz/ |
| past simple bungled | /ˈbʌŋɡld/ /ˈbʌŋɡld/ |
| past participle bungled | /ˈbʌŋɡld/ /ˈbʌŋɡld/ |
| -ing form bungling | /ˈbʌŋɡlɪŋ/ /ˈbʌŋɡlɪŋ/ |
- bungle (something) to do something badly or without skill; to fail at something synonym botch
- They bungled the job.
- a bungled robbery/raid/attempt
Oxford Collocations DictionaryBungle is used with these nouns as the object:- job
Word Originmid 16th cent.: of unknown origin; compare with bumble.Definitions on the go
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