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▪ I. ˈblundering, vbl. n.
[f. blunder v. + -ing1.]
†1. Bungling or stupid action. Obs.
c1440Promp. Parv. 41 Blunderynge or blunt warkynge, hebefaccio.
†2. Confusion, disturbance. Obs.
c1526Skelton Magnyf. 406 I hate this blunderyng thou dost make.
3. The making of gross mistakes.
1857Toulm. Smith Parish 169 There is no check on carelessness or blundering.
▪ II. ˈblundering, ppl. a.
[f. as prec. + -ing2.]
†a. Blindly staggering.
b. Making or characterized by gross mistakes.
1367Trevisa Higden Rolls Ser. II. 169 Þe men beeþ to fore þe dede blondrynge [L. importuna] and hasty. 1710H. Bedford Vind. Ch. Eng. 184 His blundering account of it. 1828Scott F.M. Perth III. 175 A piece of blundering valiancy. 1861Wright Ess. Archæol. II. xxii. 226 Blundering citations and erroneous interpretations. |