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    bumbling
    /ˈbʌmbəlɪŋ/

    adjective

    • 1. acting in a confused or ineffectual way; incompetent: "he's a bumbling fool"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishBUMBLING | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    confused, esp. in the way someone moves or speaks: The players look like bumbling idiots on the field.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › bumblingBumbling Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of BUMBLING is awkwardly blundering or faltering : prone to or marked by foolish mistakes. How to use bumbling in a sentence.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › bumblingBUMBLING Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Bumbling definition: liable to make awkward blunders. See examples of BUMBLING used in a sentence.

  5. www.thefreedictionary.com › bumblingBumbling - definition of bumbling by The Free Dictionary

    adjective. Clumsily lacking in the ability to do or perform: awkward, clumsy, gauche, heavy-handed, inept, maladroit, unskillful.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishBUMBLING definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    1. liable to make awkward blunders. a bumbling mechanic. 2. clumsily incompetent or ineffectual. bumbling diplomacy. noun. 3. the act or practice of making blunders. The bumbling of their officers cost them the battle. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC.

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › bumblingBumbling - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Definitions of bumbling. adjective. lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands. “a bumbling mechanic”. synonyms: bungling, butterfingered, ham-fisted, ham-handed, handless, heavy-handed, left-handed. maladroit. not adroit.

  8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishbumbling | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

    adjective [ always before noun ] uk/ˈbʌmblɪŋ/us. Add to word listAdd to word list. confused and showing no skill: a bumbling idiot. (Definition of bumbling from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of bumbling. in Chinese (Traditional) 糊塗的, 笨手笨腳的… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 糊涂的, 笨手笨脚的… See more.