bumbling

adjective

bum·bling ˈbəm-b(ə-)liŋ

Synonyms of bumbling next

: awkwardly blundering or faltering

a bumbling speaker

: prone to or marked by foolish mistakes

a bumbling attempt to fix the problem

… many Americans see the F.D.A. as bumbling and inefficient …—

Herbert Burkholz

bumblingly adverb

… none of them truly wants him in her home while he tries, bumblingly, to get his act together … —

Laura Collins-Hughes

Examples of bumbling in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web His boss, Diana Taverner (Kristin Scott Thomas) remains in the #2 spot at MI5 with First Desk now occupied by the bumbling Claude Whelan—played by Battlestar Galactica alum, James Callis. —

Erik Kain, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024 Davis saw Poor Devil, as the project was renamed, as an inversion of It’s a Wonderful Life: A bumbling but lovable underling in the afterlife attempts to earn a promotion — only not by saving a good man but by convincing one to sell his soul. —

Alex Bhattacharji, Rolling Stone, 4 Aug. 2024 This snapshot of Frances’ life is an endlessly endearing series of ups and downs, winning our affection with each bumbling setback and stubbornly optimistic resolution. —

Will Harris, EW.com, 12 July 2024 The language also specifies a process for removing the executive director, whom Jefferson sees as being unfairly faulted as bumbling the rapid start-up of an agency tasked with helping to launch and oversee a new recreational cannabis industry, as well as addressing inequities. —

Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 24 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for bumbling

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