Blunder - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈblʌndər|  American pronunciation of the word blunder
Brit.  |ˈblʌndə|  British pronunciation of the word blunder

noun

- an embarrassing mistake (syn: bloomer, blooper, boner, boo-boo, botch, bungle, flub, foul-up, pratfall)

verb

- commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake (syn: boob, goof, sin)
I blundered during the job interview
- make one's way clumsily or blindly (syn: fumble)
- utter impulsively (syn: blunder out, blurt, ejaculate)
He blundered his stupid ideas

Extra examples

We blundered along through the woods until we finally found the trail.

Another skier blundered into his path.

The government blundered by not acting sooner.

The accident was the result of a series of blunders.

...fixed a minor blunder in the advertising flyer...

He made a blunder.

He had blundered into the table, upsetting the flowers.

A last-minute blunder cost them the match.

Someone was blundering about in the kitchen.

Phil came blundering down the stairs.

They blundered badly when they gave him the job.

Somehow we blundered into the war.

He would have agreed if you hadn't blundered in.

People wanted to know how they had blundered into war, and how to avoid it in future.

I blundered during the job interview

Phrasal verbs

blunder out  — utter impulsively

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: blunder
he/she/it: blunders
present participle: blundering
past tense: blundered
past participle: blundered
noun
singular: blunder
plural: blunders
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