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stumble Definition

• (n) an unsteady uneven gait
• (n) 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"
• (v) walk unsteadily; "The drunk man stumbled about"
• (v) miss a step and fall or nearly fall; "She stumbled over the tree root"
• (v) encounter by chance; "I stumbled across a long-lost cousin last night in a restaurant"
• (v) make an error; "She slipped up and revealed the name"

stumble Synonyms

• bumble
• falter
• hit
• lurch
• misstep
• slip up
• stagger
• stumble
• trip
• trip up
• trip-up