blunder
noun
a gross, stupid, or careless mistake.
is blundering
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present progressiveof blunder (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Wade figures this out and moves to put a stop to it, but he is blundering into a situation he doesn’t understand.
From New York Times ● May 14, 2015
I'm not saying that Google is blundering by adding so many new capabilities.
From Time ● Jun. 16, 2011
Perhaps humanity likes to be told how black it is, how far it is from the perfectness after which Nature is blundering and staggering.
From The Authoritative Life of General William Booth by George S. (George Scott) Railton
Similarly, unable can hold its own against able because it destroys the latter’s sphere of influence; unable is psychologically as distinct from able as is blundering or stupid.
From Language An Introduction to the Study of Speech by Edward Sapir
