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1stumble — ► VERB 1) trip or momentarily lose one s balance. 2) walk unsteadily. 3) make a mistake or repeated mistakes in speaking. 4) (stumble across/on/upon) find by chance. ► NOUN ▪ an act of stumbling. ORIGIN …
2stumble — stum|ble1 [ stʌmbl ] verb intransitive * 1. ) to fall or almost fall while you are walking or running: Cheryl s horse stumbled, throwing her to the ground. stumble over/on etc.: On his morning run, Derek stumbled over a fallen tree. stumble… …
3stumble */ — UK [ˈstʌmb(ə)l] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms stumble : present tense I/you/we/they stumble he/she/it stumbles present participle stumbling past tense stumbled past participle stumbled 1) a) to fall or almost fall while you are walking or… …
4stumble — [[t]stʌ̱mb(ə)l[/t]] stumbles, stumbling, stumbled 1) VERB If you stumble, you put your foot down awkwardly while you are walking or running and nearly fall over. He stumbled and almost fell... [V prep/adv] I stumbled into the telephone box and… …
5stumble — stum|ble [ˈstʌmbəl] v [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: Probably from a [i]Scandinavian language] 1.) to hit your foot against something or put your foot down awkwardly while you are walking or running, so that you almost fall = ↑trip ▪ In her hurry she… …
6stumble — stumbler, n. stumblingly, adv. /stum beuhl/, v., stumbled, stumbling, n. v.i. 1. to strike the foot against something, as in walking or running, so as to stagger or fall; trip. 2. to walk or go unsteadily: to stumble down a dark passage. 3. to… …
7stumble — v 1. trip, fall, fall down, fall flat on one s face, tumble, take a spill, Inf. take a header, Inf. come a cropper; stagger, lurch, pitch, careen, Brit. Dial. stoit. 2. err, make a mistake, blunder, bungle, botch, muff, flub, fumble, Inf. slip up …
8stumble — I. verb (stumbled; stumbling) Etymology: Middle English, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian dialect stumle to stumble Date: 14th century intransitive verb 1. a. to fall into sin or waywardness b. to make an error ; blunder …
9stumble — verb (I) 1 to hit your foot against something or put your foot down awkwardly while you are walking or running, so that you almost fall: In her hurry she stumbled and spilled the milk all over the floor. (+ over/on): Vic stumbled over the step as …
10stumble — [c]/ˈstʌmbəl / (say stumbuhl) verb (stumbled, stumbling) –verb (i) 1. to strike the foot against something in walking, running, etc., so as to stagger or fall; trip. 2. to walk or go unsteadily. 3. to make a slip, mistake, or blunder, especially… …
