blundering

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adjective

blun·​der·​ing ˈblən-d(ə-)riŋ 

: characterized by or prone to foolish or careless errors

a blundering fool

a blundering attempt

blunderingly adverb

blunderingly inept

blundering

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present participle of blunder entry 1

Examples of blundering in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

The characters of Prince Adam, He-Man’s alter ego, dressed in a pink vest and seen by some fans as an icon for the LGBTQ+ community, and Orko, a blundering extraterrestrial wizard who helps the prince, were introduced as action figures in 1984. — Sanat Pai Raikarall, Encyclopedia Britannica, 4 May 2026

Alameddine initially casts it as a blundering, droll misadventure—the militiaman was a high-school classmate of Raja’s who captured him by mistake while trying to take some wealthier boys hostage. — Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 24 Dec. 2025

Read All About It A Missouri woman was sentenced to more than four years in prison in a brazen and blundering attempt to steal Graceland from the family of Elvis Presley. — Christian Orozco, NBC news, 24 Sep. 2025

Hart despises him and his blundering height, despises the hokey sentimentality of Oklahoma! — Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 18 Feb. 2025

Much of the coverage of China’s November 23 announcement of a new Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) over waters claimed by Japan and South Korea has focused on the reactive and blundering nature of Chinese diplomacy. — Michael J. Green, Foreign Affairs, 2 Dec. 2013

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1710, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for blundering

• plundering
• thundering
• wondering