stumble

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Synonyms 1.2.2 Translations 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 See also 1.5 Anagrams

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ʌmbəl

[edit] Noun

stumble (plural stumbles)

1. a fall or trip
2. an error or blunder

[edit] Synonyms

• (a blunder): blooper, blunder, boo-boo, defect, error, fault, faux pas, fluff, gaffe, lapse, mistake, slip, thinko
• See also Wikisaurus:error

[edit] Translations

[edit] Verb

to stumble (third-person singular simple present stumbles, present participle stumbling, simple past and past participle stumbled)

1. (intransitive) to trip or fall

   He stumbled over a rock.

2. (intransitive) to make a mistake or have trouble

   I always stumble over verbs in Spanish.

[edit] Derived terms

• stumble across
• stumble upon

[edit] Translations

[edit] See also

• stumbling block

[edit] Anagrams

• Anagrams of belmstu
• tumbles