'Bungle' definitions:

Definition of 'Bungle'

From: GCIDE
  • Bungle \Bun"gle\, v. t. To make or mend clumsily; to manage awkwardly; to botch; -- sometimes with up. [1913 Webster]
  • I always had an idea that it would be bungled. --Byron. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Bungle'

From: GCIDE
  • Bungle \Bun"gle\, n. A clumsy or awkward performance; a botch; a gross blunder. [1913 Webster]
  • Those errors and bungles which are committed. --Cudworth. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Bungle'

From: GCIDE
  • Bungle \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. [1913 Webster]

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