blundering

present participle of blunder

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of blundering 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 Apple so far has only been able to introduce a few basic AI features on the iPhone while failing to deliver on last year’s promise to deliver a more conversational and versatile version of its often-blundering virtual assistant Siri. Michael Liedtke, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blundering
Verb
  • But Henry hasn’t made a habit of fumbling throughout his career, so this is an unusual stretch.
    Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 26 Sep. 2025
  • The uncharacteristic nature of fumbling the ball three times in a row is not lost on the star running back.
    James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Ross and the unit's six other horses are responsible for helping the police handle crowd control, whether its amid the thousands stumbling through Lower Broadway or the rush of 65,000 fans entering or leaving Nissan Stadium for a Titans game.
    Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Oct. 2025
  • In other words, Steve is a lot to play, and the Oscar-winner throws himself into every forlorn expression, every kindly mentoring session, every manic bit of rushing to and fro as chaos reigns around him, every stumbling step toward self-medicating into oblivion.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Farley, a former New York City health commissioner who teaches at Tulane University, acknowledged that many factors contribute to falls, including the physical impairments and deteriorating eyesight associated with advancing age; alcohol abuse; and tripping hazards in people’s homes.
    Paula Span, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Carr ends up tripping and falling down stairs, eating soup laced with Plan B One Step emergency contraceptive, and getting doused in cat feces, which leads to him contracting toxoplasmosis, a parasite that can be transferred to fetuses during pregnancy.
    Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 25 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Maybe new additions will boost a struggling position group.
    Antonio Morales, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The ever-paranoid Ally believes all of these headscratchers are part of a Trumpian conspiracy that's out to get her, but audiences were left struggling to connect the dots.
    James Mercadante, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Oct. 2025

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“Blundering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blundering. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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