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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. 2. To move in an awkward, clumsy manner; to flounder and stumble. I was never distinguished for address, and have often even blundered in making my bow. --Goldsmith. Yet knows not how to find the uncertain place And blunders on and staggers every pace. --Dryden. {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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Blundering \Blun"der*ing\, a. Characterized by blunders.
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