Blundering

noun, verb

noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1
The act of making a blunder.
"The captain's blunderings led to the loss of the ship."

Verb

1
present participle and gerund of blunder form-of, gerund, participle, present
"Maccario, it was evident, did not care to take the risk of blundering upon a picket, and a man led them by twisting paths until at last the hacienda rose blackly before them."

Synonyms

all thumbs awkward blunderheaded boorish bumbling bungling

Example

"If animals could speak, the dog would be a blundering outspoken fellow; but the cat would have the rare grace of never saying a word too much."

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