adjective
- acting in a confused, clumsy, or incompetent way
Examples
- The bumbling detective kept dropping his notebook.
- Her bumbling attempts at cooking resulted in a burnt dinner.
- The bumbling waiter spilled soup on three different customers.
- Despite his bumbling manner, he somehow solved the problem.
- The bumbling politician stumbled through his speech.
- She watched her bumbling assistant try to operate the printer.