bungling

Meanings

• noun

  clumsy or inept action or behavior

  - "His bungling led to the failure of the project."
  - "The bungling thief was caught by the police."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with bungling
mumbling , grumbling , tumbling , stumbling

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Homophones

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1. bungalow (en) : a small, detached house
   

2. bungle (en) : to botch up or make a mess of something
   

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Variants

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bungling , bunglingly , bungle , bungled , bungler , bunglers , bungles

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Forms

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bungles, bungled, bungling

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Etymology

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Originally meant 'to bog or bog down' in Old English. The term later came to mean 'clumsy or inept' in Middle English.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'bungling' is often used in the context of criminal investigations to describe inept or clumsy criminals.

2. In the Harry Potter series, the character of Ron Weasley is often portrayed as a bungler, dropping things, making mistakes, and getting into trouble.

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Related Concepts

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1. clumsiness: The inability to perform physical tasks gracefully or accurately.

2. ineptitude: The lack of competence or ability to perform a task effectively.

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Culture

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Bungling has been a common theme in literature and art, often used to portray characters who are clumsy, inept, or prone to making mistakes.

How to Memorize "bungling"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine someone tripping over their own feet or dropping objects repeatedly to remember the meaning of bungling.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the image of a clumsy person or a botched up job to help memorize it.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Bungling Up' to remember the meaning of the word, where 'Bungling' represents the clumsy or inept action.

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