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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024blun•der•ing /ˈblʌndərɪŋ/USA pronunciation adj. [before a noun]- clumsy;
careless:What a blundering fool!
blun•der•ing•ly, adv. WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024blun•der /ˈblʌndɚ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a stupid mistake:One of his first blunders was to make fun of the teacher's name.
v. [no object] - to move or act clumsily or stupidly: [~ + into]:We blundered into the wrong room.[~ + along]We blundered along down the road.
- to make a mistake, esp. through carelessness or confusion:We blundered when we tried to take a shortcut.
blun•der•er, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024blun•der (blun′dər),USA pronunciation n. - a gross, stupid, or careless mistake:That's your second blunder this morning.
v.i. - to move or act blindly, stupidly, or without direction or steady guidance:Without my glasses I blundered into the wrong room.
- to make a gross or stupid mistake, esp. through carelessness or mental confusion:Just pray that he doesn't blunder again and get the names wrong.
v.t. - to bungle;
botch:Several of the accounts were blundered by that new assistant. - to utter thoughtlessly;
blurt out:He blundered his surprise at their winning the award.
- Old Norse blunda shut one's eyes, nap; compare Norwegian dialect, dialectal blundra
- Middle English blunderen blondren, (verb, verbal) 1350–1400
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged error. See mistake.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: blunder /ˈblʌndə/ n - a stupid or clumsy mistake
- a foolish tactless remark
vb (mainly intr)- to make stupid or clumsy mistakes
- to make foolish tactless remarks
- often followed by about, into, etc: to act clumsily; stumble
- (transitive) to mismanage; botch
Etymology: 14th Century: of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse blunda to close one's eyes, Norwegian dialect blundra; see blindˈblunderer n ˈblundering n , adj |