v. bun·gled, bun·gling, bun·gles v.tr. To carry out badly or ruin through ineptitude; botch. See Synonyms at botch. v.intr. To work or act ineptly or inefficiently. n. A clumsy or inept performance; a botch: made a bungle of the case due to inexperience. [Perhaps of Scandinavian origin.] bungler n. bungling·ly adv. |
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