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Bumbling

To act in an inept, clumsy or inexpert manner; to make mistakes.

📖 Definitions of "Bumbling"

verb
  1. 1

    To act in an inept, clumsy or inexpert manner; to make mistakes.

    "Spiders build webs and wait for insects to bumble into them."

verb
  1. 1

    To boom, as a bittern; to buzz, as a fly.

noun
  1. 1

    The act of one who bumbles; a mistake or error, especially through clumsiness.

adjective
  1. 1

    Acting in a confused or ineffectual way; incompetent; showing little or no skill.

    "a bumbling fool"

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