stumble
verb (used without object)
to strike the foot against something, as in walking or running, so as to stagger or fall; trip.
stumbles
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pluralof stumble.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof stumble (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
stumbleverb (used without object)to strike the foot against something, as in walking or running, so as to stagger or fall; trip.
Example Sentences
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The firm had temporary stumbles, including a loss in early 2025 after the release of a low-cost AI model from Chinese startup DeepSeek prompted a selloff in Nvidia and other AI-adjacent stocks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
“Anthropic, and its competitors, will have some stumbles as these companies expand rapidly,” Ritter says.
From Barron's ● Jun. 13, 2026
The institution has recently suffered a number of high-profile management stumbles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2026
He also pointed to the dispersion happening in these markets, when a select few stocks do really well while the rest of the market stumbles.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 1, 2026
Max gasps, his hand clapping over his chest, and stumbles back.
From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth
