Stumble definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

stumble in American English · 1. to strike the foot against something, as in walking or running, so as to stagger or fall; trip · 2. to walk or go unsteadily · 3. EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Sentences Video LearnEnglish Videopronunciations Buildyourvocabulary Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Japanese Definitionof 'stumble'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× stumble (stʌmbəl ) Wordforms:plural,3rdpersonsingularpresent tensestumbles ,presentparticiplestumbling ,pasttense,pastparticiplestumbled 1. verb Ifyoustumble,youputyourfootdownawkwardlywhileyouarewalkingorrunningandnearlyfallover. Hestumbledandalmostfell.[VERB] Islammedthefrontdoorandstumbledintotheroom.[VERBpreposition/adverb] Synonyms:totter,reel,stagger,blunder MoreSynonymsofstumble Stumbleisalsoanoun. Imakeitintothedarknesswithonlyonestumble. 2. verb Ifyoustumblewhileyouarereadingaloudorspeaking,youmakeamistake,andhavetopausebeforesayingthewordsproperly. Hisvoicewaveredandhestumbledoverthewordsatonepoint.[VERB+over] [AlsoVERB]Synonyms:falter,hesitate,stammer,stutter MoreSynonymsofstumble Phrasalverbs:Seestumbleacross MoreSynonymsofstumble COBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Video:pronunciationof stumble Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables Synonymsof'stumble' LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'stumble' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'colcannon' HindiTranslationof'stumble' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency stumbleinBritishEnglish (ˈstʌmbəl ) verb(intransitive)1. totriporfallwhilewalkingorrunning 2. towalkinanawkward,unsteady,orunsureway 3. tomakemistakesorhesitateinspeechoractions 4. (follbyacrossorupon) tocome(across)byaccident 5. tocommitagravemistakeorsin noun6. afalsestep,trip,orblunder 7. theactofstumbling CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Derivedformsstumbler(ˈstumbler)noun stumbling(ˈstumbling)adjective stumblingly(ˈstumblingly)adverb WordoriginC14:relatedtoNorwegianstumla,Danishdialectstumle;seestammer WordFrequency stumbleinAmericanEnglish (ˈstʌmbəl ) verbintransitiveWordforms:ˈstumbledorˈstumbling1.  totripormissone'sstepinwalking,running,etc. 2.  towalkorgoinanunsteadyorawkwardmanner,asfromage,weakness,etc. 3.  tospeak,act,orproceedinaconfused,blunderingmanner tostumblethroughaspeech 4.  tofallintosinorerror;dowrong 5.  tocomebychance;happen tostumbleacrossaclue verbtransitive6.  tocausetostumble 7.  topuzzleorperplex;confound noun8.  theactofstumbling 9.  ablunder,error,orsin Webster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. Derivedformsstumbler(ˈstumbler) noun stumblingly(ˈstumblingly) adverb WordoriginMEstumblenstammer,Gerstumm,Dustom,mute WordFrequency stumbleinAmericanEnglish (ˈstʌmbəl)(verb-bled,-bling) intransitiveverb1. tostrikethefootagainstsomething,asinwalkingorrunning,soastostaggerorfall;trip 2. towalkorgounsteadily tostumbledownadarkpassage 3. tomakeaslip,mistake,orblunder,esp.asinfulone tostumbleoveraquestion tostumbleandfallfromgrace 4. (oftenfol.byalong)toproceedinahesitatingorblunderingmanner,asinactionorspeech 5. (usuallyfol.byon,upon,oracross)todiscoverormeetwithaccidentallyorunexpectedly Theystumbledonalittlevillage 6. tofalterorhesitate,asatanobstacletoprogressorbelief transitiveverb7. tocausetostumble;trip 8. togivepauseto;puzzleorperplex noun9. theactofstumbling 10. amorallapseorerror 11. asliporblunder Mostmaterial©2005,1997,1991byPenguinRandomHouseLLC.Modifiedentries©2019 byPenguinRandomHouseLLCandHarperCollinsPublishersLtd Derivedformsstumblernoun stumblinglyadverb Wordorigin[1275–1325;MEstumblen;c.Norwstumlatogropeandstumbleinthedark;akintostammer] Examplesof'stumble'inasentence stumble TheseexampleshavebeenautomaticallyselectedandmaycontainsensitivecontentthatdoesnotreflecttheopinionsorpoliciesofCollins,oritsparentcompanyHarperCollins. Wewelcomefeedback:reportanexamplesentencetotheCollinsteam.Readmore… Youronlystumblingblockisthetest.TheSun(2015)Fundingisalsoapotentialstumblingblock.Times,SundayTimes(2011)Tellyourmumaboutwhatyoustumbledacrossandhowworriedyouarethatyourdadisgoingtogethurt.TheSun(2013)Hestumbledonacrossthedirt.PhilipMarsdenTheBarefootEmperor:AnEthiopianTragedy(2007)It'sthenashortstumblebacktoyourbase.Times,SundayTimes(2016)Istumbledawkwardlythroughschooldiscoswithher.Times,SundayTimes(2013)Presumably,thatiswhoheissoeagertotextwhenhepickshisphoneupandstumblesoverthatstep.Times,SundayTimes(2015)Around88,000appointmentswereforslips,tripsandstumbles.TheSun(2009)Itwasasiftheyhadcomestumblingontothepitch,bleary-eyedandoutofsorts.Times,SundayTimes(2014)Asshereachedthebottomofthesteps,surroundedbyaphalanxofphotographers,tearsspiltfromhereyesandshealmoststumbled.Times,SundayTimes(2007) Trendsof stumble Viewusagefor: AllYears Last10years Last50years Last100years Last300years Inotherlanguages stumble BritishEnglish:stumble /ˈstʌmbl/VERBIfyoustumble,younearlyfallwhilewalkingorrunning.Istumbledsidewaysbeforelandingflatonmyback.AmericanEnglish:stumble /ˈstʌmbəl/Arabic:يَتَعَثَّرُ BrazilianPortuguese:tropeçar Chinese:蹒跚 Croatian:spotaknutise Czech:zakopnout Danish:snuble Dutch:struikelen EuropeanSpanish:tropezar Finnish:kompastua French:trébucher German:stolpern Greek:παραπατώ Italian:inciampare Japanese:つまずく Korean:걸려넘어질뻔하다 Norwegian:snuble Polish:potknąćsię EuropeanPortuguese:tropeçar Romanian:aseîmpiedicaRussian:спотыкаться LatinAmericanSpanish:tropezar Swedish:snubbla Thai:สะดุด Turkish:tökezlemek Ukrainian:спотикатисяVietnamese:vấp Translateyourtextforfree Browsealphabetically stumble stultify stultifying stum stumble stumbleacross stumbleback stumblebackwards AllENGLISHwordsthatbeginwith'S' Relatedtermsof stumble stumbleback stumblebadly stumbleacross stumbleblindly stumblebackwards Viewmorerelatedwords Source DefinitionofstumblefromtheCollinsEnglishDictionary ReadabouttheteamofauthorsbehindCollinsDictionaries. 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