19 collocations for bungle

Strange that so methodical a people should have bungled so badly the simple task of rendering a valuable ship useless for the enemy.

It was Ketch who bungled the execution of Monmouth.

As it was, however, in the present case, although Mr. C. 'looked daggers,' and exclaimed by the workings of his countenance, 'a kingdom for a cat,'[A] yet the severest thing which he could say was, "You bungling fellowif you can't manage better than this, I shall put some other person in your placethat's all."

She sat down upon a rock and watched Casey distractedly bungle his cooking.

What rendered the task the more difficult was that his predecessors had so bungled the cross-examination in many ways that they not only had not elicited what they might have done, but actually, by many questions, furnished information to the Claimant which enabled him to carry on his imposture.

What rendered the task the more difficult was that his predecessors had so bungled the cross-examination in many ways that they not only had not elicited what they might have done, but actually, by many questions, furnished information to the Claimant which enabled him to carry on his imposture.

Oh the wretchednessthe deep, deep painof that bungling ant-hill, happily wiped out, my God!

"I fear that I bungled the injection terribly, although I had carefully studied the plates in a treatise on anatomyGray's, I think.

They bungled the job horribly, jamming the stretcher poles in the rails of the gangway, and, fancying myself an expert in stretcher work, for I had had a little practice, I gave them a hand and helped to carry the corpse to the landing-stage.

The only trouble was that Jane, bright and clever as she is, bungled her lines.

Enderby divined that Alford had been bungling the matter, and he was willing to help him out if he could.

His fingers were so nervous that he bungled a moment at the heavy cords, but finally the two draperies swung together, loosing a little cloud of dust.

The countess bridled and looked at her daughter with obvious maternal meaning, as one who was saying, "Thereyou bungled your prince, but I have procured you a baron.

For a bit of human sentiment she was bungling the situation unpardonably, fatally.

"You bungled things, then?" "I scarcely see where the bungling comes in," Littleson answered.

The only thing that I observe is that the typewriter has bungled the address considerably.

How the Avenger Bungled His Vengeance At last he stood up, slowly, unsteadily, grasping Follett by the arm for support.

I had a horrible suspicion for a moment that you were a Scotland Yard man, and were going to bungle the whole business by arresting Hoffman.

The jealous old sheep should see that I do not need to bungle another person's composition in order to show off my own.'

19 collocations for  bungle