1. (noun)
lurch, stumble, stagger
an unsteady uneven gait
2. (noun)
trip, trip-up, stumble, misstep
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. (verb)
stumble, falter, bumble
walk unsteadily
"The drunk man stumbled about"
4. (verb)
stumble, trip
miss a step and fall or nearly fall
"She stumbled over the tree root"
5. (verb)
stumble, hit
encounter by chance
"I stumbled across a long-lost cousin last night in a restaurant"
6. (verb)
stumble, slip up, trip up
make an error
"She slipped up and revealed the name"
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Definition of 'stumble'
