"bungling" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more bungling [comparative], most bungling [superlative]
Etymology: From the verb bungle. Etymology templates: {{m|en|bungle}} bungle Head templates: {{en-adj}} bungling (comparative more bungling, superlative most bungling)
  1. Incompetent or inept.
    Sense id: en-bungling-en-adj-k2wZiL-d

Noun

Forms: bunglings [plural]
Etymology: From the verb bungle. Etymology templates: {{m|en|bungle}} bungle Head templates: {{en-noun}} bungling (plural bunglings)
  1. An act of incompetence or ineptitude. Translations (incompetence): incompetent (Dutch), onbekwaam (Dutch), hutilointi (Finnish), kontárság (Hungarian), hálfkák [neuter] (Icelandic), útamáil [feminine] (Irish), deslize [masculine] (Portuguese), gafe [feminine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-bungling-en-noun-yqC~1cpA

Verb

Etymology: From the verb bungle. Etymology templates: {{m|en|bungle}} bungle Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} bungling
  1. present participle and gerund of bungle Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: bungle
    Sense id: en-bungling-en-verb-FKEmh9Mn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 21 75

Inflected forms

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