Bumbling

verb

Word Frequency: 0.2

Definitions

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

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

2.verbTo boom, as a bittern; to buzz, as a fly.

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

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

"a bumbling fool"

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