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- Dictionarystumble/ˈstʌmbl/
verb
- 1. trip or momentarily lose one's balance; almost fall: "her foot caught in the rug and she stumbled" Similar
noun
- 1. an act of stumbling: "he broke a bone in his foot in a stumble down an Alpine pass"
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STUMBLE definition: 1. to step awkwardly while walking or running and fall or begin to fall: 2. to walk in a way that…. Learn more.
1. a. : to fall into sin or waywardness. b. : to make an error : blunder. c. : to come to an obstacle to belief. 2. : to trip in walking or running. 3. a. : to walk unsteadily or clumsily. b. : to speak or act in a hesitant or faltering manner. 4. a. : to come unexpectedly or by chance. stumble onto the truth.
to strike the foot against something, as in walking or running, so as to stagger or fall; trip. to walk or go unsteadily: to stumble down a dark passage. to make a slip, mistake, or blunder, especially a sinful one: to stumble over a question; to stumble and fall from grace.
1. to trip or fall while walking or running. 2. to walk in an awkward, unsteady, or unsure way. 3. to make mistakes or hesitate in speech or actions. 4. (foll by: across or upon) to come (across) by accident.
To stumble means to nearly fall by tripping or missing a step. When you walk over uneven cobblestones, it’s easy to stumble, so please be careful. While stumble often means to nearly fall, it can also mean to make a misstep of a different kind.
If you stumble while you are reading aloud or speaking, you make a mistake, and have to pause before saying the words properly. His voice wavered and he stumbled over the words at one point. [ VERB + over ]
To speak, act, or proceed in a confused, blundering manner. To stumble through a speech. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. More Verb Definitions (5) Synonyms: mistake. err. miscue. slip-up. trip up. slip. bumble. falter.
Definition of stumble verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
A complete guide to the word "STUMBLE": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
STUMBLE definition: 1. to step badly and almost fall over: 2. to make a mistake, such as pausing or repeating a word…. Learn more.
