Blundered

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Blunder \Blun"der\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Blundered}; p. pr. &
     vb. n. {Blundering}.] [OE. blunderen, blondren, to stir,
     confuse, blunder; perh. allied to blend to mix, to confound
     by mixture.]
     1. To make a gross error or mistake; as, to blunder in
        writing or preparing a medical prescription. --Swift.


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     2. To move in an awkward, clumsy manner; to flounder and
        stumble.
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              I was never distinguished for address, and have
              often even blundered in making my bow. --Goldsmith.
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              Yet knows not how to find the uncertain place,
              And blunders on, and staggers every pace. --Dryden.
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     {To blunder on}.
        (a) To continue blundering.
        (b) To find or reach as if by an accident involving more
            or less stupidity, -- applied to something desirable;
            as, to blunder on a useful discovery.
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