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bungler

/buhng-guhl/US // ˈbʌŋ gəl //UK // (ˈbʌŋɡəl) //

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Definitions

v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    bun·gled, bun·gling.

    • : to do clumsily and awkwardly; botch: He bungled the job.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1

    bun·gled, bun·gling.

    • : to perform or work clumsily or inadequately: He is a fool who bungles consistently.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a bungling performance.
    • : that which has been done clumsily or inadequately.

Synonyms & Antonyms

nounperson who blunders

Examples

  • Miserable bungler that I am, I have been trying to make matters better, and I have made them a thousand times worse!

  • A profound and sure affection, which I was foolish enough to allow to be lost to me, like the bungler I am.

  • You will confer a great favor on me, for I am still rather a bungler in business, and but for you I should often be embarrassed.

  • Whereas the bungler is probably far more deranged than the man who does the job properly.

  • And the words were no sooner out of his mouth than Richard cursed himself for a bungler, and a slightly vulgar one at that.