bumbling

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• bumbling — umbling adj. not skillful in physical movement especially with the hands; as, a bumbling mechanic. Syn: bungling, butterfingered, ham fisted, ham handed, handless, heavy handed, left handed. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• bumbling — bumblingly, adv. /bum bling/, adj. 1. liable to make awkward blunders: a bumbling mechanic. 2. clumsily incompetent or ineffectual: bumbling diplomacy. n. 3. the act or practice of making blunders: The bumbling of their officers cost them the… …   Universalium

• bumbling — [[t]bʌ̱mblɪŋ[/t]] ADJ: ADJ n If you describe a person or their behaviour as bumbling, you mean that they behave in a confused, disorganized way, making mistakes and usually not achieving anything. ...a clumsy, bumbling, inarticulate figure …   English dictionary

• bumbling — noun An act of bumbling, a mistake or error especially through clumsiness …   Wiktionary

• bumbling — adj. Bumbling is used with these nouns: ↑amateur, ↑idiot …   Collocations dictionary

• bumbling — bum|bling [ˈbʌmblıŋ] adj [only before noun] behaving in a careless way and making a lot of mistakes ▪ a kind bumbling man with a gentle smile …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• bumbling — bum|bling [ bʌmblıŋ ] adjective only before noun behaving in a way that is confused and not properly organized: a bumbling attempt to start the race …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• bumbling — adjective (only before noun) behaving in a careless way and making a lot of mistakes: bumbling incompetence …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• bumbling — adjective the bumbling Inspector Clouseau Syn: blundering, bungling, inept, clumsy, maladroit, awkward, muddled, klutzy; oafish, clodhopping, lumbering; botched, ham handed, ham fisted Ant: efficient, debonair …   Thesaurus of popular words

• bumbling — UK [ˈbʌmblɪŋ] / US adjective [only before noun] behaving in a way that is confused and not properly organized a bumbling attempt to start the race …   English dictionary

• bumbling — adjective lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands a bumbling mechanic a bungling performance ham handed governmental interference could scarcely empty a scuttle of ashes, so handless was the poor creature Mary H. Vorse • Syn:… …   Useful english dictionary