bungle
verb (used with object)
to do clumsily and awkwardly; botch.
bungles
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present tense formof bungle (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Its title comes from a Delhi University slang: to "give it those ones" is to perform one's usual act - bungles included.
From BBC ● Feb. 13, 2026
The committee said some prominent bungles included flagging Sen. Edward M. Kennedy and Rep. John Lewis for airport scrutiny because their identities mistakenly triggered the watchlist.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 19, 2023
Charlotte and George marry, then George immediately bungles their budding marital bliss.
From Salon ● May 6, 2023
She cheerfully charts her errors in judgment, her bungles, her myopia.
From New York Times ● Aug. 18, 2020
Colonel Bellairs always bungled into business matters of the simplest nature as a bumble bee bungles into a spider's web.
From Prisoners Fast Bound In Misery And Iron by Mary Cholmondeley
