1. To move clumsily or blindly. 2. To make a usually serious mistake.
TRANSITIVE VERB:
1. To make a stupid, usually serious error in; botch. 2. To utter (something) stupidly or thoughtlessly.
ETYMOLOGY:
From Middle English blunderen, to go blindly, perhaps from Old Swedish blundra, have one's eyes closed, from Old Norse blunda.
OTHER FORMS:
blunder·er —NOUN blunder·ing·ly —ADVERB
SYNONYMS:
blunder, bumble1, flounder1, lumber2, lurch1, stumble These verbs mean to move awkwardly or unsteadily: blundered about the dark room; flies bumbling against the screen; floundered up the muddy trail; a wagon lumbering along an unpaved road; twisted her ankle and lurched home; stumbled but regained his balance.
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