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fumble vs bungle

bungle vs fumble

fumble and bungle both are nouns.

fumble and bungle both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
fumble Yes No Yes No
bungle Yes No Yes No
As nouns, bungle is a hypernym of fumble; that is, bungle is a word with a broader meaning than fumble:
  • fumble: (sports) dropping the ball
  • bungle: an embarrassing mistake
Other hypernyms of fumble include bloomer, blooper, blunder, boner, boo-boo, botch, flub, foul-up, fuckup, pratfall.
As verbs, fumble and bungle are synonyms defined as:
  • fumble and bungle: make a mess of, destroy or ruin
fumble (noun) bungle (noun)
(sports) dropping the ball an embarrassing mistake
fumble (verb) bungle (verb)
drop or juggle or fail to play cleanly a grounder spoil by behaving clumsily or foolishly
feel about uncertainly or blindly make a mess of, destroy or ruin
handle clumsily
make one's way clumsily or blindly
make a mess of, destroy or ruin
Difference between fumble and bungle

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