What is the meaning of bungling?

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  • Showing lack of skill or aptitude.
    • usage: "a bungling workman"; "did a clumsy job"; "his fumbling attempt to put up a shelf"
  • Lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands."a bumbling mechanic"; "a bungling performance"; "ham-handed governmental interference"; "could scarcely empty a scuttle of ashes, so handless was the poor creature- Mary H. Vorse
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APAWordNet. (2010). bungling. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/bungling/definitions/1169980
ChicagoWordNet. 2010. "bungling" http://smartdefine.org/bungling/definitions/1169980 (accessed September 20, 2026).
HarvardWordNet 2010, bungling, Smart Define, viewed 20 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/bungling/definitions/1169980>.
MLAWordNet. "bungling" 23 October 2010. Web. 20 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/bungling/definitions/1169980>
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