stumble
Meaning
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- A fall, trip or substantial misstep.
- An error or blunder.
- A clumsy walk.
Synonyms
trip-up
stub one’s toe
trip over
make fall
miss one’s footing
kick at
maffle
make a false step
make mistakes
mis-step
rout out
be sluggish
be stagnant
be sedimented
be precipitated
trip over something
fall unevenly
kick against something
kick the foot
lose one's footing
get stuck
miss one’s step
slip over
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈstʌmbəl/
Etymology
In summary
Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *stam- (“to trip up; to stammer, stutter”), thereby related to German stumm (“mute”), Dutch stom (“dumb”). Doublet of stammer.
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