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verb (used without object)
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, especially 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 followed by along).
5.
EXPANDto discover or meet with accidentally or unexpectedly (usually followed by on, upon, or across): They stumbled on a little village.
6.
COLLAPSEto falter or hesitate, as at an obstacle to progress or belief.
verb (used with object)
7.
to cause to stumble; trip.
8.
to give pause to; puzzle or perplex.
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Stumbles
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| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
Origin:
1275–1325; Middle English stumblen; cognate with Norwegian stumla to grope and stumble in the dark; akin to stammer
1275–1325; Middle English stumblen; cognate with Norwegian stumla to grope and stumble in the dark; akin to stammer
Related forms
stum·bler, noun
stum·bling·ly, adverb
un·stum·bling, adjective
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