Meaning of "bungle" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BUNGLE

Perhaps of Scandinavian origin; compare dialect Swedish bangla to work without results.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF BUNGLE

bungle  [ˈbʌŋɡəl]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BUNGLE

Bungle is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb bungle in English.

WHAT DOES BUNGLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Bungle

Bungle may refer to: ▪ Bungle, a fictional children's television character ▪ The Glass Cat, also called Bungle, a fictional character from the Land of Oz books ▪ The Bungle Family, an American comic strip ▪ Mr. Bungle, an experimental rock/avant-garde metal band ▪ Bungle Bungle Range in the Purnululu National Park in northern Western Australia...

Definition of bungle in the English dictionary

The definition of bungle in the dictionary is to spoil through clumsiness, incompetence, etc; botch. Other definition of bungle is a clumsy or unsuccessful performance or piece of work; mistake; botch.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO BUNGLE

PRESENT

Present

I bungle

you bungle

he/she/it bungles

we bungle

you bungle

they bungle

Present continuous

I am bungling

you are bungling

he/she/it is bungling

we are bungling

you are bungling

they are bungling

Present perfect

I have bungled

you have bungled

he/she/it has bungled

we have bungled

you have bungled

they have bungled

Present perfect continuous

I have been bungling

you have been bungling

he/she/it has been bungling

we have been bungling

you have been bungling

they have been bungling

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I bungled

you bungled

he/she/it bungled

we bungled

you bungled

they bungled

Past continuous

I was bungling

you were bungling

he/she/it was bungling

we were bungling

you were bungling

they were bungling

Past perfect

I had bungled

you had bungled

he/she/it had bungled

we had bungled

you had bungled

they had bungled

Past perfect continuous

I had been bungling

you had been bungling

he/she/it had been bungling

we had been bungling

you had been bungling

they had been bungling

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will bungle

you will bungle

he/she/it will bungle

we will bungle

you will bungle

they will bungle

Future continuous

I will be bungling

you will be bungling

he/she/it will be bungling

we will be bungling

you will be bungling

they will be bungling

Future perfect

I will have bungled

you will have bungled

he/she/it will have bungled

we will have bungled

you will have bungled

they will have bungled

Future perfect continuous

I will have been bungling

you will have been bungling

he/she/it will have been bungling

we will have been bungling

you will have been bungling

they will have been bungling

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would bungle

you would bungle

he/she/it would bungle

we would bungle

you would bungle

they would bungle

Conditional continuous

I would be bungling

you would be bungling

he/she/it would be bungling

we would be bungling

you would be bungling

they would be bungling

Conditional perfect

I would have bungle

you would have bungle

he/she/it would have bungle

we would have bungle

you would have bungle

they would have bungle

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been bungling

you would have been bungling

he/she/it would have been bungling

we would have been bungling

you would have been bungling

they would have been bungling

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you bungle
we let´s bungle
you bungle

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to bungle

Past participle

bungled

Present Participle

bungling

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «BUNGLE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «bungle» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of bungle

blow · blunder · bodge · botch · flub · foul up · fuck up · fudge · make a pig´s ear of · miscalculate · mismanage · muff · ruin · screw up · spoil

TRANSLATION OF BUNGLE

Find out the translation of bungle to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of bungle from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bungle» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 搞砸
• Translator English - Spanish: meter la pata
• English: bungle
• Translator English - Hindi: घपला
• Translator English - Arabic: سلقها
• Translator English - Russian: неумело
• Translator English - Portuguese: estragar
• Translator English - Bengali: অকার্য
• Translator English - French: rater
• Translator English - Malay: Bungle
• Translator English - German: verpfuschen
• Translator English - Japanese: しくじる
• Translator English - Korean: > 실패하다
• Translator English - Javanese: Bungle
• Translator English - Vietnamese: cục gôm
• Translator English - Tamil: bungle
• Translator English - Marathi: जंगलातून
• Translator English - Turkish: beceriksizlik
• Translator English - Italian: mandare a monte
• Translator English - Polish: Bungle
• Translator English - Ukrainian: невміло
• Translator English - Romanian: Bungle
• Translator English - Greek: bungle
• Translator English - Afrikaans: verbroddelen
• Translator English - Swedish: bungle
• Translator English - Norwegian: Bungle

3 QUOTES WITH «BUNGLE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word bungle.

1

Trevor Dunn

The bungle tour is a bit up in the air due to the fact this at we are getting screwed by our overseas label.

2

Trevor Dunn

Bungle is definitely a priority right now.

3

Jackie Kennedy

If you bungle raising your children, I don't think whatever else you do matters very much.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BUNGLE»

Discover the use of bungle in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bungle and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Asphalt Bungle

With equal parts hilarity and pop insight, the story takes the classic heist story and turns it into a Shakespearean feast.

Lawrence J. Corneck, 2011

Breaking Out Of The Bungle Bird

Children can understand the importance of listening to others when they see how one proud insect learns her lesson in a most of unfortunate way.

Aaron Reynolds, 2005

Jungle Bungle

Patricia Hartland Rollen Foster.

Patricia Hartland, Rollen Foster, 1998

Dr. Mouse, Bungle Jungle Doctor

Dr. Mouse has a busy day caring for the inhabitants of Bungle Jungle.

Robert Kraus, 1992

The Internet and Society: A Reference Handbook

On the night in question, the cyber-perpetrator was a LambdaMOO individual, known as Mr. Bungle, who used an online voodoo doll and a piece of programming code to spoof other players by appropriating their identities. In the context of ...

Bernadette Hlubik Schell, 2007

The Great Wungle Bungle Aerial Expedition

Wallopa Wallaby enlists the help of Ranger Bugwatch, Ulinga the Aborigine, and animals of the Australian Outback when Wendi Wallaby is swept away by a tornado.

Wayne Talbot, Jill Luijerink, 1988

The Good, the Bad and the Bungle

One of twelve Classic Spirals, from the established series for reluctant readers with a track record of over 25 years.

David Walke, 2001

Geomorphological Landscapes of the World

Abstract Although the complex array of towers in the Bungle Bungle massif resembles the tower karst found in tropical limestone terrain, it has been eroded in quartz sandstone. Long-term leaching of silica by chemical weathering has ...

Piotr Migoń, 2010

The Bungle in the Jungle

The proud baboon wonders why someone as clever as he should look so drab and dull, so he persuades the ostrich to swap feather for fur. Soon all the animals are joining in swapping characteristics and it's impossible to tell who is who.

John Bush, 1989

Bentley's Miscellany

Mr. Bungle asked what occasion there was to be so nice; but Mr. Lambton decidedly objected to the ointment, and a maid-servant was despatched for six- pennyworth of pomatum to the hair-dresser's, Bungle and Hitch employing themselves, ...

Charles Dickens, William Harrison Ainsworth, Albert Smith, 1849

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BUNGLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bungle is used in the context of the following news items.

How badly did Hillary Clinton's comms director bungle journo …

How badly did Hillary Clinton's comms director bungle journo herding explanation? THIS badly (It's hilarious) [video]. Posted at 12:04 pm on ... «Twitchy, Jul 15»

Portland startup Object Theory hopes to capitalize on a Microsoft …

"You don't want to grow so fast you bungle an opportunity," Hoffman said. When Small Society started out the iPhone had already been on sale ... «OregonLive.com, Jul 15»

SDCC EXCL.: Ennis Writes Creator-Owned "A Train Called Love" for …

Chip and Mike, the biggest bunch of no-hopers ever to bungle their way through a crime caper. I suppose the character I most want to know ... «Comic Book Resources, Jul 15»

Making science fun for children

He also played Bungle in the 1994-1995 revival of the children's series Rainbow. Richard visits schools and festivals with science cabaret acts ... «Eastbourne Herald, Jul 15»

Tour de Farce: Crash carnage

Perhaps still stewing in the bilious hash juices of his team's almighty stage two bungle on Sunday, Etixx-QuickStep manager Patrick Lefevere ... «Eurosport.com ASIA, Jul 15»

'Minions' Review: I Was Not Curious (Yellow)

They bungle the job but accidentally wind up ruling the country, because of course they do. How could they not? Minions Scarlet Overkill ... «Crave Online, Jul 15»

No Law Stops Me From Being Addressed As NLC President – Ajearo

The issue came up at National Administrative Council (NAC) meeting and some of us said you can't just bungle in a general secretary at the ... «Leadership Newspapers, Jul 15»

San Francisco Mayor Says Sanctuary Law Never Intended To …

Legal analyst Stephen Farkas says Steinle appears to be an innocent victim of a tragic, bureaucratic bungle. “What needs to be done here is ... «CBS Local, Jul 15»

Leeds mum's rage after hospital bungle sees her daughter …

Armley mum Emma Carr with her seven-month-old daughter Laila-Faye Crossley. Picture by Jonathan Gawthorpe. «Yorkshire Evening Post, Jul 15»

Welcome To Culture War 4.0: The Coming Overreach

... violent death, end your career in an instant, or make you the most hated person in America for 15 minutes—longer if you bungle the apology. «The Federalist, Jul 15»