Definitions for bumbling
bum·bling

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1. bumbling, bungling, butterfingered, ham-fisted, ham-handed, handless, heavy-handed, left-handedadjective

   lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands

   "a bumbling mechanic"; "a bungling performance"; "ham-handed governmental interference"; "could scarcely empty a scuttle of ashes, so handless was the poor creature"- Mary H. Vorse

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1. bumblingnoun

   An act of bumbling, a mistake or error especially through clumsiness.

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1. bumbling

   Bumbling refers to acting or behaving in an inept, clumsy, awkward or confused manner, often characterized by making mistakes. It is associated with ineffectiveness and lack of efficiency or precision.

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How to pronounce bumbling?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of bumbling in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of bumbling in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of bumbling in a Sentence

1. Chris Farley:

   The (original) concept was the Shrek character was a little bit more like Chris, like a humble, bumbling innocent guy.

2. Suranand Vejjajiva:

   A lot of people ... say he's a bumbling fool. But he's not. He's smart enough, but does he have the world view or the perspective to run the country? I doubt it.

3. Kansas University David Frayer:

   Neanderthals are often thought of to be simple-minded mumbling, bumbling, stumbling fools, but the more we know about them the more sophisticated they've become.

4. Minxin Pei:

   Now things are getting better and he wants to show that his leadership has been a success, the messaging is that we should see the Wests response as bumbling and incompetent.

5. Nigel Kneale:

   We're not quite so bumbling and hopeless as you like to think.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=bumbling
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Bumbling
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=bumbling