[stuhm-buh
l] 
verb, -bled, -bling, noun | 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: to stumble down a dark passage. |
| 3. | to make a slip, mistake, or blunder, esp. a sinful one: to stumble over a question; to stumble and fall from grace. |
| 4. | to proceed in a hesitating or blundering manner, as in action or speech (often fol. by along). |
| 5. | to discover or meet with accidentally or unexpectedly (usually fol. by on, upon, or across): They stumbled on a little village. |
| 6. | to falter or hesitate, as at an obstacle to progress or belief. |
| 7. | to cause to stumble; trip. |
| 8. | to give pause to; puzzle or perplex. |
| 9. | the act of stumbling. |
| 10. | a moral lapse or error. |
| 11. | a slip or blunder. |