Bungle
11bungle — I UK [ˈbʌŋɡ(ə)l] / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms bungle : present tense I/you/we/they bungle he/she/it bungles present participle bungling past tense bungled past participle bungled to spoil something by doing it very badly Police… …
12bungle — [[t]bʌ̱ŋg(ə)l[/t]] bungles, bungling, bungled VERB If you bungle something, you fail to do it properly, because you make mistakes or are clumsy. [V n] Two prisoners bungled an escape bid after running either side of a lamp post while handcuffed.… …
13bungle — verb (bungled; bungling) Etymology: perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Icelandic banga to hammer Date: 1549 intransitive verb to act or work clumsily and awkwardly transitive verb mishandle, botch …
14bungle — 1. noun /ˈbʌŋɡl/ A botched or incompetently handled situation. 1888 The Soudan bungle was born partly of sentimental loyalty and partly of the aforementioned jealousy existing between the colonies, and now at a time when the colonies should club… …
15bungle — v. to bungle completely (they completely bungled the job) * * * [ bʌŋg(ə)l] to bungle completely (they completely bungled the job) …
16bungle — verb Bungle is used with these nouns as the object: ↑job …
17bungle — bun|gle [ˈbʌŋgəl] v [T] [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Perhaps from a Scandinavian language] to fail to do something properly, because you have made stupid mistakes used especially in news reports ▪ The whole police operation was bungled. >bungled… …
18bungle — bun|gle1 [ bʌŋgl ] verb intransitive or transitive to spoil something by doing it very badly: Police totally bungled the investigation. ╾ bun|gler noun count ╾ bun|gling adjective bungle bun|gle 2 [ bʌŋgl ] noun count MAINLY BRITISH a situation… …
19bungle — verb (T) to do something unsuccessfully, because you have made stupid or careless mistakes: The whole police operation was bungled. bungle noun (C) bungler noun (C) bungling noun (U) bungled adjective: a bungled rescue attempt …
20Bungle (Rainbow) — Bungle is a character in the highly successful British children s television series Rainbow . He is a large brown furry bear and is played by various actors. An urban legend holds that one actor (presumably Stanley Bates) playing the role of… …
