blunder

  • 31blunder — n. & v. n. a clumsy or foolish mistake, esp. an important one. v. 1 intr. make a blunder; act clumsily or ineptly. 2 tr. deal incompetently with; mismanage. 3 intr. move about blindly or clumsily; stumble. Derivatives: blunderer n. blunderingly… …

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  • 32blunder about — ˌblunder aˈbout, aˈround, etc. derived to move around in an awkward way, knocking into things, as if you cannot see where you are going • I could hear him blundering around the bathroom in the dark. Main entry: ↑blunderderived …

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  • 33blunder around — ˌblunder aˈbout, aˈround, etc. derived to move around in an awkward way, knocking into things, as if you cannot see where you are going • I could hear him blundering around the bathroom in the dark. Main entry: ↑blunderderived …

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  • 34Blunder (chess) — In chess, a blunder is a very bad move. It is usually caused by some tactical oversight, whether from time trouble, overconfidence or carelessness. While a blunder may seem like a stroke of luck for the opposing player, some chess players give… …

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  • 35Blunder (TV series) — Infobox Television show name = Blunder caption = Blunder logo format = Comedy runtime = 22 minutes creator = executive producer = Alan Marke starring = Nina Conti Simon Farnaby Tom Meeten David Mitchell Rhys Thomas Tony Way opentheme = by Steven… …

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  • 36Blunder Boys — Infobox Film name = Blunder Boys caption = director = Jules White writer = Felix Adler starring = Moe Howard Larry Fine Shemp Howard Kenneth MacDonald Benny Rubin Frank Sully Barbara Bartay Angela Stevens cinematography = Ray Cory | editing =… …

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  • 37blunder upon — Synonyms and related words: alight upon, be all thumbs, blunder, blunder away, blunder into, blunder on, boggle, botch, bumble, bump into, bungle, butcher, chance upon, come across, come on, come up against, come upon, commit a gaffe, discover… …

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  • 38blunder out — verb utter impulsively He blurted out the secret He blundered his stupid ideas • Syn: ↑blurt out, ↑blurt, ↑blunder, ↑ejaculate • Derivationally related forms: ↑ejaculation …

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  • 39blunder — I. verb (blundered; blundering) Etymology: Middle English blundren, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse blunda to shut one s eyes, doze, Norwegian dialect blundra Date: 14th century intransitive verb 1. to move unsteadily or… …

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  • 40blunder — 1. noun /ˈblʌn.də(ɹ),ˈblʌn.dɚ/ A clumsy or embarrassing mistake. Syn: blooper, boo boo, error, faux pas, fluff, gaffe, goof …

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