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klungelen.

to bungle

9 characters3 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

verb
  1. to bungle

  2. to dawdle, waste time

Where this word comes from

Derived from klungel (“worthless object, lump, ball of wool”), from the same source as German Kolben (“piston, butt of a rifle”). Cognate with western German klüngeln (“to dawdle; to chatter; to engage in nepotism”).

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