- present participle of blunder.
blundering
Example Sentences
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When the toys use messaging apps to control their owners in ways that go terrifyingly unnoticed, humankind itself seems to be blundering about with its brain unplugged.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026
At the 1994 tournament in Linares, Spain, Mr. Kasparov—as the camera later showed—made a blundering move, let go of the piece, changed his mind and moved it back.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 5, 2026
Naive, blundering hobbyists and reckless pranksters can also veer into restricted airspace, setting off alarms and potentially shutting down airport traffic.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2025
Steve Carell voiced Gru, the world’s foremost supervillain, who relies on his army of blundering helpers — something like evil Oompa-Loompas — to run his lair.
From New York Times ● Jul. 6, 2022
But I was pathetic, a blundering liability to my own team, always in the way of an opportune pass or unwittingly blocking an open lane.
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
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