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What is another word for blundering?

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Adjective

Making or characterized by stupid or careless mistakes

Not having or showing the necessary skills to do something successfully

Showing no intelligence or sensitivity

Lacking in tact or consideration for others

Erring or straying from the accepted course or standards

Behaving in a manner that is socially awkward

Noun

Faulty, inefficient or improper management or administration of something

Verb

To move without the benefit of perfect vision

Present participle for to make stupid or clumsy mistakes

Present participle for move clumsily or as if unable to see

Present participle for to move slowly, heavily, clumsily, or with difficulty

Present participle for to fail to fulfill the hopes or expectations of

Present participle for to fail to discharge properly

Present participle for talk with continued involuntary repetition of sounds, especially initial consonants

To twist and turn with quick writhing movements

Present participle for to not be able to experience or take advantage of (an opportunity or chance)

Present participle for to cause disarray or disorganization in the order of

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Adjective

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Making or characterized by stupid or careless mistakes

like a bull in a china shop

all fingers and thumbs

having two left hands

labored^US

laboured^UK

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“The government's blundering attempts to control the stock market.”

Adjective

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Not having or showing the necessary skills to do something successfully

leaving much to be desired

unable to do something for toffee

all fingers and thumbs

not know one's arse from one's elbow

unable to do something to save one's life

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Adjective

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Showing no intelligence or sensitivity

dead from the neck up

as thick as two short planks

thick-skulled

dunce-like

fat-headed

not the full shilling

devoid of intelligence

thick as two short planks

flaky^UK

flakey^US

a brick short of a load

wet behind the ears

two sandwiches short of a picnic

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Adjective

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Lacking in tact or consideration for others

wrapped up in oneself

looking after number one

out for what one can get

uncivilized^US

ill-humored^US

uncivilised^UK

lacking in social graces

libelous^US

libellous^UK

politically incorrect

speaking as one finds

truculent

calling a spade a spade

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Adjective

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Erring or straying from the accepted course or standards

Adjective

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Behaving in a manner that is socially awkward

Noun

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Faulty, inefficient or improper management or administration of something

offense^US

offence^UK

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Verb

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To move without the benefit of perfect vision

Verb

Present participle for to make stupid or clumsy mistakes

putting your foot in it

getting the wrong end of the stick

confounding

getting signals crossed

missing by a mile

making a pig's ear of

doing something badly

putting your foot in your mouth

getting the wrong idea

making a mistake about

making a dog's dinner of

blotting your copybook

snarling up

barking up the wrong tree

taking something amiss

putting a wrong interpretation on

getting the wrong impression

getting hold of the wrong end of the stick

taking something the wrong way

receiving a false impression

putting a spanner in the works

making a dog's breakfast

making a mess

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“Of course, he has blundered on a couple of occasions this season and, at times, they have been costly.”

Verb

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Present participle for move clumsily or as if unable to see

walking with difficulty

labouring^UK

laboring^US

swinging backwards and forwards

swinging from side to side

swinging back and forth

trembling precariously

vacillating

moving to and fro

rising and falling

swiveling^US

swivelling^UK

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“There are also complicated reasons why societies blunder into these mistakes.”

Verb

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Present participle for to move slowly, heavily, clumsily, or with difficulty

plowing^US

ploughing^UK

labouring^UK

laboring^US

making one's way with difficulty

moving with difficulty

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Present participle for to fail to fulfill the hopes or expectations of

falling short of expectations

not coming up to scratch

falling flat on your face

hitting rock bottom

meeting with disaster

falling by the wayside

hitting the skids

not passing

going down like a lead balloon

coming unglued

coming to grief

running aground

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Present participle for to fail to discharge properly

meeting with disaster

unraveling^US

unravelling^UK

going adrift

not working

going badly

coming apart at the seams

having an adverse effect on

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Verb

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Present participle for talk with continued involuntary repetition of sounds, especially initial consonants

tripping over your tongue

Verb

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To twist and turn with quick writhing movements

Verb

Present participle for to not be able to experience or take advantage of (an opportunity or chance)

Verb

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Present participle for to cause disarray or disorganization in the order of

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