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stumble
[stuhm-buhl]
verb (used without object)
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.
to proceed in a hesitating or blundering manner, as in action or speech (often followed byalong ).
to discover or meet with accidentally or unexpectedly (usually followed by on, upon, oracross ).
They stumbled on a little village.
to falter or hesitate, as at an obstacle to progress or belief.
verb (used with object)
to cause to stumble; trip.
to give pause to; puzzle or perplex.
noun
the act of stumbling.
a moral lapse or error.
a slip or blunder.
stumble
/ ˈstʌmbəl /
verb
to trip or fall while walking or running
to walk in an awkward, unsteady, or unsure way
to make mistakes or hesitate in speech or actions
to come (across) by accident
to commit a grave mistake or sin
noun
a false step, trip, or blunder
the act of stumbling
Other Word Forms
- stumbler noun
- stumblingly adverb
- unstumbling adjective
- stumbling adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of stumble1
Example Sentences
It featured Bryn clearing out his home when he stumbles upon a camcorder tape labelled "The Fishing Trip".
Initially, it seemed like a lot of stumbling around in the dark.
And Sèvres’s astounding range expands even further in the section devoted to modern and contemporary artists—where, unfortunately, some artworks, though impeccably executed, stumble aesthetically.
It soon stumbled upon claims that big banks had teamed up with the government to surveil conservatives following Jan. 6.
The complexity of those systems is significant; even Nvidia stumbled a bit in getting its first Blackwell-based racks into volume manufacturing last year.
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