[buhng-guh
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verb, -gled, -gling, noun | 1. | to do clumsily and awkwardly; botch: He bungled the job. |
| 2. | to perform or work clumsily or inadequately: He is a fool who bungles consistently. |
| 3. | a bungling performance. |
| 4. | that which has been done clumsily or inadequately. |
| bun·gle (bŭng'gəl) v. bun·gled, bun·gling, bun·gles v. intr. To work or act ineptly or inefficiently. v. tr. To handle badly; botch. See Synonyms at botch. n. A clumsy or inept performance; a botch: made a bungle of the case due to inexperience. [Perhaps of Scandinavian origin.] bun'gler n., bun'gling·ly adv. |
