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- [buhng-guh l]
- /ˈbʌŋ gəl/
- /ˈbʌŋ.ɡl̩/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [buhng-guh l]
- /ˈbʌŋ gəl/
Definitions of bungle word
- verb bungle If you bungle something, you fail to do it properly, because you make mistakes or are clumsy. 3
- verb bungle Bungle is also a noun. 3
- verb bungle to spoil (an operation) through clumsiness, incompetence, etc; botch 3
- noun bungle a clumsy or unsuccessful performance or piece of work; mistake; botch 3
- verb transitive bungle to spoil by clumsy work or action; botch 3
- intransitive verb bungle to do or make things badly or clumsily 3
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Origin of bungle
First appearance:
before 1520 One of the 28% oldest English words
First recorded in 1520-30; of uncertain origin
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Bungle
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
bungle popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
bungle usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for bungle
verb bungle
- flub — a blunder.
- gum up — any of various viscid, amorphous exudations from plants, hardening on exposure to air and soluble in or forming a viscid mass with water.
- miscalculate — Calculate (an amount, distance, or measurement) wrongly.
- botch — If you botch something that you are doing, you do it badly or clumsily.
- screw up — a metal fastener having a tapered shank with a helical thread, and topped with a slotted head, driven into wood or the like by rotating, especially by means of a screwdriver.
Antonyms for bungle
verb bungle
- grow — to increase by natural development, as any living organism or part by assimilation of nutriment; increase in size or substance.
- succeed — to happen or terminate according to desire; turn out successfully; have the desired result: Our efforts succeeded.
- help — to give or provide what is necessary to accomplish a task or satisfy a need; contribute strength or means to; render assistance to; cooperate effectively with; aid; assist: He planned to help me with my work. Let me help you with those packages.
- do well — be successful
- fix — to repair; mend.
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