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Bungle
Pronunciation : Bun"gle
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [Prob. a diminutive from, akin to bang; cf. Prov. G. bungen to beat, bang, OSw. bunga. See Bang.]
Definition : Defn: To act or work in a clumsy, awkward manner.
i. [imp. & p. p. Bungled (; p. pr. & vb. n. Bungling.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Bun"gle
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To make or mend clumsily; to manage awkwardly; to botch; -- sometimes with up. I always had an idea that it would be bungled. Byron.
t.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Bun"gle
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: A clumsy or awkward performance; a botch; a gross blunder. Those errors and bungles which are committed. Cudworth.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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