botch
verb (used with object)
to spoil by poor work; bungle (often followed byup ).
was botching
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past progressiveof botch.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Then there was botching the clock management at the end and betting the outcome on a 64-yard field-goal attempt.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2022
The bigger shock was botching an extra point for the first time since 2008.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 25, 2016
AS a thief, James Earl Ray's specialty was botching his getaway.
From Time Magazine Archive
Many of the "questions" for Liddy from both sides of the aisle turned into frustrated rants about how Geithner was botching his job and why the Treasury only just found out about the bonus payments.
From Time Magazine Archive
As he did it, he saw he was botching it just like everything else.
From The Happy Unfortunate by Robert Silverberg
