misguggle

transitive verb

mis·​gug·​gle

(ˈ)mis¦gəgəl,

-i¦skə-

Scottish

: to handle roughly or clumsily : maul, mar, bungle

Word History

Etymology

mis- entry 1 + Scots guggle, gruggle to crumple, rumple, probably from Dutch kreukelen, from Middle Dutch krokelen, from kroke wrinkle, fold; akin to Old English crycc crutch

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