The phrase "awkward handling" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation where something is managed or dealt with in a clumsy or uncomfortable manner.
Example: "The awkward handling of the sensitive topic led to misunderstandings among the team members."
Alternatives: "clumsy management" or "ungraceful treatment".
Despite her awkward handling of such particulars, Pintoff delivers a rousing and admirably fair account of the anarchist movement that was unnerving the city at this time.
There is no manual for the care and maintenance of a global brand, as evidenced by the awkward handling of McIlroy's withdrawal.
The awkward handling of an outstretched leg did not stop this atypical work from a painter better known for his earlier Expressionist oeuvre from going up to a steep £2.07 million.
CBS defended the announcer Dick Enberg's awkward handling of the trophy presentation after the men's final of the United States Open on Monday night, when Enberg initially told the winner, Juan Martín del Potro of Argentina, that there was not enough time for him to address the audience in Spanish.
"Today" is by no means alone in this awkward handling of Brown and other stars with tawdry histories.
If anything, the characters' frank, sincere, and even at times awkward handling of the situation makes their experiences even more realistic.
At no time is Amina awkward in handling objects.
The pursuit of crystallizing membrane proteins suffers from a variety of ailments, such as low protein expression yields, difficult purification of active protein species, and awkward fluid handling properties that are due to the protein's requirement to be solubilized in an amphiphile environment.
The smart-looking wooden chairs are unusually uncomfortable and the oversized menus are awkward to handle on small tables, as are the oversize plates used for both appetizers and entrees.
Pick it up and turn it on, though, and you discover that the build quality is shoddy, the screen is terrible, the CPU is underpowered making the device frustrating to use, and the odd button placement makes the tablet awkward to handle.
