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Stumble Very Common

Stumble has 8 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Verb

Definitions
Noun
1

an unsteady uneven gait

"After tripping over her shoelace, she stood up and continued walking with a slightly unsteady, uneven gait until she reached the door."

2

an unintentional but embarrassing blunder

"he recited the whole poem without a single trip"

"he arranged his robes to avoid a trip-up later"

"confusion caused his unfortunate misstep"

3

A fall, trip or substantial misstep.

"After taking a wrong turn in the dark alley, I stumbled hard and fell onto my face."

Verb
1

walk unsteadily

"The drunk man stumbled about"

2

miss a step and fall or nearly fall

"She stumbled over the tree root"

3

encounter by chance

"I stumbled across a long-lost cousin last night in a restaurant"

4

make an error

"She slipped up and revealed the name"

5

To trip or fall; to walk clumsily.

"She stumbled over a loose board on the porch and nearly fell into the garden."

Example Sentences
"he recited the whole poem without a single trip" noun
"he arranged his robes to avoid a trip-up later" noun
"confusion caused his unfortunate misstep" noun
"The drunk man stumbled about" verb
"She stumbled over the tree root" verb
"I stumbled across a long-lost cousin last night in a restaurant" verb
"She slipped up and revealed the name" verb
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
gait blunder walk move come by err
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
founder
Rhyming Words
ble able roble ruble doble fable bible buble amble gable sable noble coble moble cable table bable kable mable viable
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