1. An awkward, clumsy, or incompetent effort to do something; an attempt marked by mistakes and poor execution
His bungling attempt to fix the car only made things worse.
Sua tentativa desastrada de consertar o carro apenas piorou as coisas.
2. An unsuccessful or mishandled try at accomplishing a task
The bungling attempt at the heist resulted in the criminals being caught.
A tentativa desastrada do roubo resultou na prisão dos criminosos.