blundered; blundering
ˈblən-d(ə-)riŋ 
1
: to move unsteadily or confusedly
In their exhaustion they often blundered against each other …—
Norman Mailer
Norman Mailer2
: to make a mistake through stupidity, ignorance, or carelessness
blundered by not acting sooner
1
: to utter stupidly, confusedly, or thoughtlessly
blundered an apology
2
: to make a stupid, careless, or thoughtless mistake in
… blundering matters through ignorance …—Rafael Sabatini
Rafael Sabatini
: a gross error or mistake resulting usually from stupidity, ignorance, or carelessness
a costly tactical blunder
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Examples of blunder in a Sentence
Verb
We blundered along through the woods until we finally found the trail.
Another skier blundered into his path.
The government blundered by not acting sooner.
Noun
The accident was the result of a series of blunders.
fixed a minor blunder in the advertising flyer
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Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
November and December are shaping up to be important transitional months for you that may take the form of rerouting your internal GPS after blundering wildly off course.
—Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Oct. 2024
Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024
Juan Soto made a key fielding blunder in the bottom of the fifth that turned a Kiké Hernández double into a three-bagger, and Aaron Judge’s bat continues to be a non-factor in this postseason.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 26 Oct. 2024
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Verb
Setting up that drive was yet another 49ers special teams blunder in a season filled with them.
—Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
November and December are shaping up to be important transitional months for you that may take the form of rerouting your internal GPS after blundering wildly off course.
—Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Oct. 2024
Noun
As Claude leaves a weirdly nonspecific voicemail for Valentina in the next room (another classic blunder), Roselyn scoops some cyanide-containing silver polish out of its container on his desk and stirs it briskly into his tea.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024
Juan Soto made a key fielding blunder in the bottom of the fifth that turned a Kiké Hernández double into a three-bagger, and Aaron Judge’s bat continues to be a non-factor in this postseason.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 26 Oct. 2024
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“Blunder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blunder. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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