do+clumsily

  • 41shuffle — /shuf euhl/, v., shuffled, shuffling, n. v.i. 1. to walk without lifting the feet or with clumsy steps and a shambling gait. 2. to scrape the feet over the floor in dancing. 3. to move clumsily (usually fol. by into): to shuffle into one s… …

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  • 42Zubat, Golbat, and Crobat — Zubat (bottom left), Golbat (bottom right), and Crobat (top middle) National Pokédex Wigglytuff Zubat (#041) Golbat (#042) Oddish Ariados Crobat (#169) Chinchou Series …

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  • 43try — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 attempt ADJECTIVE ▪ good, nice ▪ Never mind it was a good try. Better luck next time. ▪ another ▪ first, second …

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  • 44fumble — I n. to make a fumble II v. 1) (d; intr.) ( to grope ) to fumble for (he was fumbling in his pocket for the key) 2) (d; intr.) to fumble with ( to handle clumsily ) (she was fumbling with the lock) * * * [ fʌmb(ə)l] to make a fumble (d; intr.) (… …

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  • 45botch — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. bungle, blunder, butcher; mar, spoil; mismanage. See unskillfulness. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. bungle, spoil, mar, ruin, wreck, mutilate, fumble, distort, blunder, mishandle, do clumsily, muddle, make a …

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  • 46bungle — I. v. a. Botch, do clumsily, mismanage, make a botch of, make a mess of. II. v. n. Work clumsily, be a botcher …

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  • 47foozle — foo•zle [[t]ˈfu zəl[/t]] v. zled, zling, n. 1) spo to bungle; play clumsily: to foozle a stroke in golf; to foozle on the last hole[/ex] 2) spo an act of foozling, esp. a bad stroke in golf • Etymology: 1825–35; perh. < dial. G fuseln to work… …

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  • 48muff — [[t]mʌf[/t]] n. 1) clo a thick tubular case for the hands, usu. covered with fur 2) a bungled action or performance 3) inf to handle clumsily 4) inf to act clumsily • Etymology: 1590–1600; < D mof < ONF moufle < early ML muffula …

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  • 49bungle — [c]/ˈbʌŋgəl / (say bungguhl) verb (bungled, bungling) –verb (i) 1. to do something awkwardly and clumsily. –verb (t) 2. to do clumsily and awkwardly; botch. –noun 3. a bungling performance. 4. a bungled job. {? imitative} –bungler, noun –bungling …

  • 50cobble — /ˈkɒbəl/ (say kobuhl) noun 1. a cobblestone. 2. (plural) cob coal. 3. a clumsily completed job of sewing, mending, etc. 4. Geology a rock fragment between 64 and 256 mm in diameter, rounded by erosion. –verb (t) (cobbled, cobbling) 5. to pave… …