BUMBLING


Meaning of BUMBLING in English

— bumblingly , adv.

/bum"bling/ , adj.

1. liable to make awkward blunders: a bumbling mechanic.

2. clumsily incompetent or ineffectual: bumbling diplomacy.

n.

3. the act or practice of making blunders: The bumbling of their officers cost them the battle.

[ 1525-35; BUMBLE 1 + -ING 2 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .