stumble
verb (used without object), stum·bled, stum·bling.
verb (used with object), stum·bled, stum·bling.
noun
Origin of stumble
Related Words for stumbles
bumble, shuffle, hesitate, wobble, limp, swing, lurch, flounder, lumber, waver, fall, falter, careen, bump, tumble, totter, topple, err, tilt, stammerExamples from the Web for stumbles
Contemporary Examples of stumbles
Before we get off the phone, Kent stumbles and stammers until finding her footing in a heartwarming anecdote.
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One day, he stumbles across a mysterious orb whose very existence threatens the future of the universe.
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She stumbles over to the bathroom and points to the bathtub.
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Carlos Sanchez stumbles in with his buddy, Pablo, singing “The Lion Sleeps Tonight.”
Cohle seems to have blind luck behind him as he stumbles into one obvious clue after another.
Historical Examples of stumbles
He caught up with her in a moment, in spite of some stumbles over the rough road.
Keziah CoffinJoseph C. Lincoln
The mate comes up, his arm strapped to his side, and stumbles into the cradle.
With The Night MailRudyard Kipling
Then you've room to pull her if she stumbles; which, by the way, isn't likely.
Nell, of Shorne MillsCharles Garvice
Her sensation was like that of one who, hunting a hare, stumbles upon a wolf.
Two Days' Solitary ImprisonmentEdward Bellamy
My wife's horse sets one of his forefeet on a loose stone, and stumbles.
The Lock And Key LibraryVarious