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stumble

/'stəmbəl/

Synonyms of stumble Antonyms of stumble Examples of stumble Usage of stumble Parts of stumble Definition that contains stumble Words sounding like stumble Explanation of stumble

verb
miss a step and fall or nearly fall
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"She stumbled over the tree root"

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trip

type of:
move
noun
an unsteady uneven gait
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lurch stagger

type of:
gait
verb
make an error
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slip up trip up

type of:
mistake err slip
verb
encounter by chance
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"I stumbled across a long-lost cousin last night in a restaurant"

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hit

type of:
come into come by
verb
walk unsteadily
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"The drunk man stumbled about"

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bumble falter

type of:
walk
noun
an unintentional but embarrassing blunder
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misstep trip trip-up

type of:
pratfall blooper blunder boner boo-boo botch bungle flub foul-up fuckup bloomer

Examples of stumble

"She stumbled over the tree root"
"I stumbled across a long-lost cousin last night in a restaurant"
"The drunk man stumbled about"