"bumbling" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more bumbling [comparative], most bumbling [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} bumbling (comparative more bumbling, superlative most bumbling)
  1. Acting in a confused or ineffectual way; incompetent; showing little or no skill. Derived forms: bumblingly Translations (acting in a confused or ineffectual way, incompetent): goffo (Italian), imbranato (Italian), pakihawa (Maori), ninipa (Maori)
    Sense id: en-bumbling-en-adj-vrPNRvMx Categories (other): English terms with collocations, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Maori translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 71 15 14 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 68 17 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 73 15 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 82 10 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 77 12 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 67 13 20

Noun [English]

Forms: bumblings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} bumbling (plural bumblings)
  1. The act of one who bumbles; a mistake or error, especially through clumsiness.
    Sense id: en-bumbling-en-noun-z5wASO1j

Verb [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} bumbling
  1. present participle and gerund of bumble Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: bumble
    Sense id: en-bumbling-en-verb-DnFXh0Ca

Inflected forms

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      "lang": "Maori",
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