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Definition of Stumble
1. Noun. An unsteady uneven gait.
2. Verb. Walk unsteadily. "Sam and Sue stumble"; "The drunk man stumbled about"
3. Noun. An unintentional but embarrassing blunder. "Confusion caused his unfortunate misstep"
Exact synonyms: Misstep, Trip, Trip-up
Generic synonyms: Bloomer, Blooper, Blunder, Boner, Boo-boo, Botch, Bungle, Flub, Foul-up, Fuckup, Pratfall
Derivative terms: Trip Up, Trip Up
Generic synonyms: Bloomer, Blooper, Blunder, Boner, Boo-boo, Botch, Bungle, Flub, Foul-up, Fuckup, Pratfall
Derivative terms: Trip Up, Trip Up
4. Verb. Miss a step and fall or nearly fall. "Sam and Sue stumble"; "She stumbled over the tree root"
Exact synonyms: Trip
Generic synonyms: Move
Specialized synonyms: Founder
Entails: Walk
Derivative terms: Stumbler, Trip, Tripper
Generic synonyms: Move
Specialized synonyms: Founder
Entails: Walk
Derivative terms: Stumbler, Trip, Tripper
5. Verb. Encounter by chance. "I stumbled across a long-lost cousin last night in a restaurant"
6. Verb. Make an error. "She slipped up and revealed the name"
Exact synonyms: Slip Up, Trip Up
Generic synonyms: Err, Mistake, Slip
Derivative terms: Slip-up, Stumbler, Trip-up
Generic synonyms: Err, Mistake, Slip
Derivative terms: Slip-up, Stumbler, Trip-up
Definition of Stumble
1. v. i. 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.
2. v. t. To cause to stumble or trip.
3. n. A trip in walking or running.
Definition of Stumble
1. to miss one's step in walking or running [v -BLED, -BLING, -BLES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Stumble
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