bungling
Definitions
Verb
- Make a mess of, destroy or ruin
- Spoil by behaving clumsily or foolishly
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "bungling".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | bargaining | 3 | 18 |
| 2 | broadening | 3 | 9 |
| 3 | abandoning | 4 | 7 |
| 4 | bookkeeping | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | balancing | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | bristling | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | belaboring | 4 | 2 |
| 8 | blockading | 3 | 2 |
| 9 | blackening | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | bolstering | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | bootlegging | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | abdicating | 4 | 0 |
| 13 | abrogating | 4 | 0 |
| 14 | absconding | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | backbiting | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | backdating | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | backfiring | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | backpacking | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | beholding | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | beleaguering | 4 | 0 |
| 21 | birdwatching | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | blistering | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | blossoming | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | blowdrying | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | bludgeoning | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | blundering | 3 | 0 |
| 27 | blustering | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | bombmaking | 3 | 0 |
| 29 | bookmaking | 3 | 0 |
| 30 | borcherding | 3 | 0 |
| 31 | borgerding | 3 | 0 |
| 32 | breitling | 3 | 0 |
| 33 | brightening | 3 | 0 |
| 34 | bugling | 3 | 0 |
| 35 | bulldozing | 3 | 0 |
| 36 | bullfighting | 3 | 0 |
| 37 | bullshitting | 3 | 0 |
| 38 | bumbling | 3 | 0 |
| 39 | bundling | 3 | 0 |
| 40 | bushwhacking | 3 | 0 |
| 41 | buttressing | 3 | 0 |
| 42 | obligating | 4 | 0 |
| 43 | obscuring | 3 | 0 |
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Words that are spelled similarly to the term "bungling".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | burning | 2 | 49 |
| 2 | tingling | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | banging | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | bulging | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | bugging | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | angling | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | bugling | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | burgling | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | bundling | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | lunging | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | burling | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | bunting | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | bunning | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | buening | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | budging | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | bruning | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | untangling | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | unbundling | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | bulin | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | yingling | 3 | 0 |
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Words that contain the same consonants as the term "bungling".
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 2
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 43
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
📰 This Word in the News:
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