▪ I. ˈblundering, vbl. n.
[f. blunder v. + -ing1.]
† 1. Bungling or stupid action. Obs.
| c 1440 Promp. Parv. 41 Blunderynge or blunt warkynge, hebefaccio. |
† 2. Confusion, disturbance. Obs.
| c 1526 Skelton Magnyf. 406 I hate this blunderyng thou dost make. |
3. The making of gross mistakes.
| 1857 Toulm. Smith Parish 169 There is no check on carelessness or blundering. |
▪ II. ˈblundering, ppl. a.
[f. as prec. + -ing2.]
† a. Blindly staggering. b. Making or characterized by gross mistakes.
| 1367 Trevisa Higden Rolls Ser. II. 169 Þe men beeþ to fore þe dede blondrynge [L. importuna] and hasty. 1710 H. Bedford Vind. Ch. Eng. 184 His blundering account of it. 1828 Scott F.M. Perth III. 175 A piece of blundering valiancy. 1861 Wright Ess. Archæol. II. xxii. 226 Blundering citations and erroneous interpretations. |