Bun"gle (?), 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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Bun"gle, v. t.
To make or mend clumsily; to manage awkwardly; to botch; -- sometimes with up.
I always had an idea that it would be bungled.
Byron.
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Bun"gle (?), n.
A clumsy or awkward performance; a botch; a gross blunder.
Those errors and bungles which are committed.
Cudworth.
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