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botching

botching is the present participle and gerund of botch.

Meaning of botch

Verb

botch (third-person singular simple present botches, present participle botching, simple past and past participle botched)

  1. (transitive) To perform (a task) in an incompetent or unacceptable manner; to make a mess of something.
    • A botched haircut seems to take forever to grow out.
  2. (transitive) To do (something) without care or skill, or clumsily.
  3. (transitive) To mend or repair (something) clumsily.

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Phrases with botching

Questions about botching

What is botching the present participle and gerund of?
Botching is the present participle and gerund of botch.

Words near botching in the dictionary

  1. botches up
  2. botchier
  3. botchiest
  4. botchily
  5. botchiness
  6. botching
  7. botching up
  8. botchwork
  9. botchy
  10. botcinic acid
  11. botcinin

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