Antonyms for blundering


Grammar : Verb
Spell : bluhn-der
Phonetic Transcription : ˈblʌn dər


Definition of blundering

Origin :
  • mid-14c. as a present participle adjective; mid-15c. as a verbal noun, from blunder (v.). Related: Blunderingly.
  • verb make mistake
Example sentences :
  • But if I was a blundering amateur in all this, they were not so much discourteous as envious.
  • Extract from : « City of Endless Night » by Milo Hastings
  • It will be strange if I cannot find roads which shall baffle these blundering soldiers.'
  • Extract from : « Micah Clarke » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • All night he ran, blundering in the darkness into mishaps and obstacles that delayed but did not daunt.
  • Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London
  • "My blundering vision could not see how the strands were being woven," he added.
  • Extract from : « Cleo The Magnificent » by Louis Zangwill
  • Suddenly the idea that he was blundering again exasperated him.
  • Extract from : « His Masterpiece » by Emile Zola
  • She interrupted one of his blundering, stumbling sentences in the middle.
  • Extract from : « The Portygee » by Joseph Crosby Lincoln
  • And he himself by his blundering phrase had given colour to that hideous fear of hers.
  • Extract from : « The Snare » by Rafael Sabatini
  • There should be no blundering through an excessive precipitancy.
  • Extract from : « The Shame of Motley » by Raphael Sabatini
  • "I shouldn't wonder but you think me a blundering blocket," said Davy.
  • Extract from : « Capt'n Davy's Honeymoon » by Hall Caine
  • "I do not think that they will charge me with blundering this time," he said.
  • Extract from : « St. Martin's Summer » by Rafael Sabatini

Synonyms for blundering

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