stumble

Speech parts

1. stumble - Noun

2. stumble - Verb

Meaning

To trip in walking or in moving in any way with the legs; to strike the foot so as to fall, or to endanger a fall; to stagger because of a false step.

To walk in an unsteady or clumsy manner.

To fall into a crime or an error; to err.

To strike or happen (upon a person or thing) without design; to fall or light by chance; -- with on, upon, or against.

To cause to stumble or trip.

Fig.: To mislead; to confound; to perplex; to cause to err or to fall.

A trip in walking or running.

A blunder; a failure; a fall from rectitude.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

bumble slip lurch error trip mistake lapse blunder falter stagger fluff misstep trip up wade waddle
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Antonyms

juke ricochet snook see make position
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Hypernyms

boner bloomer move slip err bungle

Hyponyms

founder

Phrases with the word

stumble onto stumble into stumble-drunk cause to stumble stumble over one's words stumble through

Derivatives

stumbled stumbling

Examples

The drunk man stumbled about Source: Internet

I stumbled across a long-lost cousin last night in a restaurant Source: Internet

he recited the whole poem without a single trip Source: Internet

he arranged his robes to avoid a trip-up later Source: Internet

confusion caused his unfortunate misstep Source: Internet

She slipped up and revealed the name Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Stultz stum Stumbaugh stumble across stumble against stumble into