Stumble Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

Definition of stumble ; to walk unsteadily or clumsily ; b · to speak or act in a hesitant or faltering manner. Login SignUp Hello, Games&Quizzes Thesaurus WordoftheDay Features BuyingGuide M-WBooks JoinMWU MyWordsMyWords ViewRecents Account LogOut stumble verb SaveWord stum·​ble |\ˈstəm-bəl \ stumbled;stumbling\ ˈstəm-​b(ə-​)liŋ \ Definitionofstumble (Entry1of2) intransitiveverb 1a :tofallintosinorwaywardness b :tomakeanerror:blunder c :tocometoanobstacletobelief 2 :totripinwalkingorrunning 3a :towalkunsteadilyorclumsily b :tospeakoractinahesitantorfalteringmanner 4a :tocomeunexpectedlyorbychance stumbleontothetruth b :tofallormovecarelessly transitiveverb 1 :tocausetostumble:trip 2 :bewilder,confound stumble noun Definitionofstumble (Entry2of2) :anactorinstanceofstumbling Keepscrollingformore OtherWordsfromstumble Synonyms&Antonyms MoreExampleSentences PhrasesContainingstumble LearnMoreAboutstumble Keepscrollingformore OtherWordsfromstumble Verb stumbler \ ˈstəm-​b(ə-​)lər \ noun stumblingly \ ˈstəm-​b(ə-​)liŋ-​lē \ adverb Synonyms&Antonymsforstumble Synonyms:Verb fall,slip,topple,trip,tumbleSynonyms:Noun blunder,bobble,boo-boo,boob[British],brick,clanger[British],clinker,error,fault,flub,fluff,fumble,gaff,gaffe,goof,inaccuracy,lapse,miscue,misstep,mistake,oversight,screwup,slip,slipup,trip Antonyms:Verb getup,rise,stand(up),uprise VisittheThesaurusforMore  ExamplesofstumbleinaSentence Verb Istumbledontheunevenpavement. Thehorsestumbledandalmostfell. Hestumbleddrunkenlyacrosstheroom. Hestumbledovertothetable. Iheardhimstumbleovertheunfamiliarwords. Shestumbledthroughanapology. Theeconomyhasstumbledinrecentmonths. Noun washishurtfulremarkaregrettablestumble,orwasitmadewithartfulintention? hasbonessobrittlethataminorstumblecouldresultinaseriousbreak SeeMore RecentExamplesontheWeb:Verb Evenyouthsgrowtiredandweary,andyoungmenstumbleandfall. — LosAngelesTimes,19May2022 Yes,somedaythemembersoftheBigFivemaystumbleandfallforgood. — LarryLight,Fortune,28Jan.2022 Whereelsebutinthisfieldcanonestumbleintoahomeandfindthatarecentlydeceased,solidmemberofthecommunityhadbeen,inactuality,apassionateandvirtuosicMaoist? — MattB.Weir,Harper’sMagazine ,18Jan.2022 Thelatestworkerstostumbleacrosssome2,000yearoldfindswerepreparinganareaforlayingnewpipesinRome’sAppioLatinodistrict. — RebeccaAnnHughes,Forbes,4Jan.2022 Policesaidresidentsstumbleacrossdecades-oldgrenadesfromtimetotime,especiallyinthehomesofveterans. — ZacharyHansen,ajc,13Nov.2021 BecauseGiantsfans-andalsomuchoftheirfrontoffice-hatetheDodgerssomuch,manyarethrilledtoseetheDodgersstumbleandbumbleandlose. — AnnKillion,SanFranciscoChronicle,25Oct.2021 Twoyoung,whitemusicloversinNewYorkCity,CarterandSeth,stumbleupononeofSeth’sfieldrecordingsofanotherworldlybluessong. — ColinDickey,TheAtlantic,5Jan.2022 ThecityasSuiknewitinthe’70sand’80swasNewYorkatitsmostromantic,ormostromanticized—allstumble-downstreets,desperateandecstatic,suckerpunchandglory,dirty,dangerousandblessedlycheap. — SusanDominusPhotographsByJoshuaKissiStyledByIanBradleySashaWeissPhotographsByCollierSchorrStyledByJayMassacretMeganO’gradyPortraitByMickaleneThomasAndRacquelChevremontLigayaMishanPhotographsByTinaBarney,NewYorkTimes,14Oct.2021 RecentExamplesontheWeb:Noun Theindex,abenchmarkformanyfunds,fell0.6%aftereasingoffadeeperstumble. — DamianJ.TroiseAndAlexVeiga,USATODAY,19May2022 ThenextthreeweeksshouldrevealtheanswersaftertheBruinssloggedtheirwaytoa34-16victoryoverArizonaonSaturdaynightatArizonaStadiumthatrevealedlittlebesidestheteam’sabilitytoavoidamortifyingstumble. — LosAngelesTimes,11Oct.2021 TheendtoAlabama’sbasketballseasonwaslessathudandmoreofapredictablestumbleoveraproblemthathadbeenintheteam’swayformonths. — MikeRodak|[email protected],al,18Mar.2022 Winningitallisoftenprecededbyastumbleintheconferencetournament. — BenBolch,LosAngelesTimes,9Mar.2022 Thecelebrants,manyofwhomhadrecentlylaunchedtheirownstreamingoperations,mighthavedonebettertowonderwhatastumblebythemarketleaderportendsfortheirownservices,mostofthemlacklusterbycomparison. — FrankRose,WSJ,21Apr.2022 VladimirPotaninisstillnegotiatingbusinessdealsashisfellowoligarchsstumble,raisingquestionsaboutwhetherthismetalsmagnateistoobigtosanction. — JohnHyatt,Forbes,13Apr.2022 BrownSugar—Friendssincechildhood,amagazineeditorandahip-hoprecordexecutivestumbleintoromanticterritory. — AndyMeek,BGR,3Mar.2022 Meta'sstumblepulleddownothersocialmediacompanies,withsharesofSnaplosing17%andTwitterdropping6%onThursday. — AimeePicchi,CBSNews,3Feb.2022 SeeMore Theseexamplesentencesareselectedautomaticallyfromvariousonlinenewssourcestoreflectcurrentusageoftheword'stumble.'ViewsexpressedintheexamplesdonotrepresenttheopinionofMerriam-Websteroritseditors.Sendusfeedback. Keepscrollingformore PhrasesContainingstumble stumbleacross/on/onto/upon stumbleoutofbed stumbleacross/on/onto/upon stumbleoutofbed FirstKnownUseofstumble Verb 14thcentury,inthemeaningdefinedatintransitivesense1aNoun 1547,inthemeaningdefinedabove HistoryandEtymologyforstumble Verb MiddleEnglish,probablyofScandinavianorigin;akintoNorwegiandialectstumletostumble Keepscrollingformore LearnMoreAboutstumble Sharestumble PosttheDefinitionofstumbletoFacebook SharetheDefinitionofstumbleonTwitter TimeTravelerforstumble Thefirstknownuseofstumblewas inthe14thcentury Seemorewordsfromthesamecentury DictionaryEntriesNearstumble stum stumble stumbleacross/on/onto/upon SeeMoreNearbyEntries  Statisticsforstumble LastUpdated 30May2022 Look-upPopularity CitethisEntry “Stumble.”Merriam-Webster.comDictionary,Merriam-Webster,https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stumble.Accessed6Jun.2022. Style:MLA MLA Chicago APA Merriam-Webster MoreDefinitionsforstumble stumble verb stum·​ble |\ˈstəm-bəl \ stumbled;stumbling KidsDefinitionofstumble (Entry1of2) 1 :totripinwalking,running,ordancing 2 :towalkunsteadily Shestumbledaroundinthedark. 3 :tospeakoractinaclumsymanner Thestudentstumbledthroughhispresentation. 4 :tocomeunexpectedlyoraccidentally Westumbledontoaclue. stumble noun KidsDefinitionofstumble (Entry2of2) :anactorinstanceoftrippingorwalkingunsteadily MorefromMerriam-Websteronstumble Nglish:TranslationofstumbleforSpanishSpeakers BritannicaEnglish:TranslationofstumbleforArabicSpeakers WORDOFTHEDAY sumptuous SeeDefinitionsandExamples» GetWordoftheDaydailyemail! TestYourVocabulary GreatWordsforScrabble WhichofthefollowingQ-without-Uwordsmeansthenumberfiveincardsordice? qigong cinq tranq kamotiq Testyourvisualvocabularywithour10-questionchallenge! TAKETHEQUIZ Adailychallengeforcrosswordfanatics. 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