/ Dictionary / Index B bumbling: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: bum•bling Pronunciation: (bum'bling), [key] — adj. liable to make awkward blunders: a bumbling mechanic. clumsily incompetent or ineffectual: bumbling diplomacy. —n. the act or practice of making blunders: The bumbling of their officers cost them the battle. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: bumbling (Thesaurus) bumblepuppy bumboat Related Content Daily Word Quiz: secular Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language