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Definition of 'Blundered'

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  • Blunder \Blun"der\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Blundered; p. pr. & vb. n. Blundering.] [OE. blunderen, blondren, to stir, confuse, blunder; perh. allied to blend to mix, to confound by mixture.]
  • 1. To make a gross error or mistake; as, to blunder in writing or preparing a medical prescription. --Swift. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To move in an awkward, clumsy manner; to flounder and stumble. [1913 Webster]
  • I was never distinguished for address, and have often even blundered in making my bow. --Goldsmith. [1913 Webster]
  • Yet knows not how to find the uncertain place, And blunders on, and staggers every pace. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
  • To blunder on. (a) To continue blundering. (b) To find or reach as if by an accident involving more or less stupidity, -- applied to something desirable; as, to blunder on a useful discovery. [1913 Webster]

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