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- Dictionarystumble/ˈstʌmbl/
verb
- 1. trip or momentarily lose one's balance; almost fall: "her foot caught in the rug and she stumbled" Similar
noun
- 1. an act of stumbling: "he broke a bone in his foot in a stumble down an Alpine pass"
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STUMBLE definition: 1. to step awkwardly while walking or running and fall or begin to fall: 2. to walk in a way that…. Learn more.
The meaning of STUMBLE is to fall into sin or waywardness. How to use stumble in a sentence.
STUMBLE meaning: 1. to step awkwardly while walking or running and fall or begin to fall: 2. to walk in a way that…. Learn more.
Stumble definition: to strike the foot against something, as in walking or running, so as to stagger or fall; trip.. See examples of STUMBLE used in a sentence.
If you stumble, you put your foot down awkwardly while you are walking or running and nearly fall over.
1. to trip or fall while walking or running. 2. to walk in an awkward, unsteady, or unsure way. 3. to make mistakes or hesitate in speech or actions. 4. (foll by: across or upon) to come (across) by accident.
To stumble means to nearly fall by tripping or missing a step. When you walk over uneven cobblestones, it’s easy to stumble, so please be careful. While stumble often means to nearly fall, it can also mean to make a misstep of a different kind.
