bungled; bungling
ˈbəŋ-g(ə-)liŋ 
: to act or work clumsily and awkwardly
bungled badly in the campaign
bungle
noun
Examples of bungle in a Sentence
The government bungled badly in planning the campaign.
bungled the job the first time she tried to do it
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Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 19 June 2025
Burnett did not relent, and Miramax arguably buried the film, bungling its marketing.
—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 14 June 2025
In a Wednesday social media post published shortly after the release of May inflation data, Vance accused the Fed of bungling its job to balance price growth and unemployment through interest rates.
—Sylvan Lane, The Hill, 11 June 2025
Anderson’s twist on the bungling crime picture is hilariously low stakes and inconsequential, but Bottle Rocket has real insight into the feeling of young people cast adrift.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 7 June 2025
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Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 19 June 2025
Burnett did not relent, and Miramax arguably buried the film, bungling its marketing.
—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 14 June 2025
In a Wednesday social media post published shortly after the release of May inflation data, Vance accused the Fed of bungling its job to balance price growth and unemployment through interest rates.
—Sylvan Lane, The Hill, 11 June 2025
Anderson’s twist on the bungling crime picture is hilariously low stakes and inconsequential, but Bottle Rocket has real insight into the feeling of young people cast adrift.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 7 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for bungle
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“Bungle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bungle. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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