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Bungle (>), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Bungled (>); p. pr. & vb. n. Bungling (>).] [Prob. a diminutive from, akin to bang; cf. Prov. G. bungen to beat, bang, OSw. bunga. See Bang.] To act or work in a clumsy, awkward manner.
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Bungle, v. t. To make or mend clumsily; to manage awkwardly; to botch; -- sometimes with up.
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I always had an idea that it would be bungled. Byron.
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Bungle (>), n. A clumsy or awkward performance; a botch; a gross blunder.
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Those errors and bungles which are committed. Cudworth.
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