Syn: bungling, butterfingered, ham-fisted, ham-handed, handless, heavy-handed, left-handed. [WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
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
