meaning of stumble
1. To trip in walking or in moving in any way with the legs; to strike the foot so as to fall, or to endanger a fall; to stagger because of a false step.
2. To walk in an unsteady or clumsy manner.
3. To fall into a crime or an error; to err.
4. To strike or happen (upon a person or thing) without design; to fall or light by chance; -- with on, upon, or against.
5. To cause to stumble or trip.
6. Fig. : To mislead; to confound; to perplex; to cause to err or to fall.
7. A trip in walking or running.
8. A blunder; a failure; a fall from rectitude.
9. 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"
Related Words
stumble | stumblebum | stumbled | stumbler |
