bumbling

Questions about bumbling

What does bumbling mean?

bumbling means "lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands".

How many syllables are in bumbling?

bumbling has 3 syllables, though it cannot be divided in writing — the spelling has fewer vowels than the word has beats. In IPA it is /ˈbʌmbəlɪŋ/.

What is another word for bumbling?

Close synonyms include bungling, butterfingered, ham-fisted, ham-handed, handless. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is bumbling a common word?

bumbling is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.