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What is "bumbling" in English? Definition and Explanations

Updated: 02-07-2026 by Wikilanguages.net
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What does bumbling mean in English? Meaning of bumbling definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "bumbling" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "bumbling": lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands

Adjective

  • Meaning: lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands
  • Example: a bumbling mechanic a bungling performance ham-handed governmental interference could scarcely empty a scuttle of ashes, so handless was the poor creature
  • Synonyms: bumbling bungling butterfingered ham-fisted ham-handed handless heavy-handed left-handed
  • Similar: maladroit

    • Synonyms:

    inept, bungling, awkward, clumsy, gauche, graceless, maladroit, unpolished, blundering, butterfingered,

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