bumbling

English

Verb

bumbling

  1. present participle and gerund of bumble

Noun

bumbling (plural bumblings)

  1. The act of one who bumbles; a mistake or error, especially through clumsiness.

Adjective

bumbling (comparative more bumbling, superlative most bumbling)

  1. Acting in a confused or ineffectual way; incompetent; showing little or no skill.
    a bumbling fool
    • 2023 September 13, Gary Shteyngart, “Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson review – arrested development”, in The Guardian‎, →ISSN:
      This wasn’t the first time I held Isaacson’s judgment in low regard. […] Linda Yaccarino, Musk’s almost comically bumbling CEO of X is “wickedly smart”.

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