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Bungle — may refer to: * Bungle ( Rainbow ), a fictional children s television character * The Glass Cat, also called Bungle, a fictional character from the Land of Oz books * Mr. Bungle, an experimental rock/Avant garde metal band * Bungle Bungle Range… … Wikipedia
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] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bungle — 1520s, origin obscure, perhaps a mix of boggle and bumble, or more likely from a Scandinavian word akin to Swed. bangla to work ineffectually, from O.Swed. bunga to strike (Cf. Ger. Bengel cudgel, also rude fellow ). Related: Bungled; bungler;… … Etymology dictionary
bungle — vb *botch, fumble, muff, cobble Analogous words: *confuse, muddle, addle, befuddle: confuse, confound, *mistake: *disorder, disarrange, disorganize, derange: *entangle, enmesh … New Dictionary of Synonyms
bungle — [v] blunder, mess up ball up*, boggle, botch, butcher*, drop the ball*, err, flub, foul up*, fudge*, fumble, goof up*, gum up*, louse up*, make a mess of, mar, mess up, miscalculate, mishandle, mismanage, muff*, ruin, screw up*, spoil; concept… … New thesaurus
bungle — ► VERB 1) perform (a task) clumsily or incompetently. 2) (bungling) prone to making mistakes. ► NOUN ▪ a mistake or failure. DERIVATIVES bungler noun. ORIGIN of unknown origin … English terms dictionary
bungle — [buŋ′gəl] vt. bungled, bungling [< ? Swed bangla, to work ineffectually] to spoil by clumsy work or action; botch vi. to do or make things badly or clumsily n. 1. a bungling, or clumsy, act 2. a bungled piece of work bungler n. bunglingly adv … English World dictionary
bungle — I UK [ˈbʌŋɡ(ə)l] / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms bungle : present tense I/you/we/they bungle he/she/it bungles present participle bungling past tense bungled past participle bungled to spoil something by doing it very badly Police… … English dictionary
