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View synonyms for bumbling

bumbling

[ buhm-bling ]

adjective

  1. liable to make awkward blunders:

    a bumbling mechanic.

  2. clumsily incompetent or ineffectual:

    bumbling diplomacy.



noun

  1. the act or practice of making blunders:

    The bumbling of their officers cost them the battle.

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  • bumbling·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of bumbling1

First recorded in 1525–35; bumble 1 + -ing 2

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