Stumble

verb

'stəmbəl

Noun

an unsteady uneven gait
Similar:Lurch Stagger
Type of:Gait
an unintentional but embarrassing blunder
Similar:MisstepTripTrip-up
Type of:PratfallBlooperBlunder

Verb

miss a step and fall or nearly fall
“She stumbled over the tree root”
Similar:Trip
Type of:Move
encounter by chance
“I stumbled across a long-lost cousin last night in a restaurant”
Similar:Hit
walk unsteadily
“The drunk man stumbled about”
Similar:Bumble Falter
Type of:Walk
make an error
Type of:MistakeErrSlip

Dictionary Validity

Tournament Word List (TWL): SCRABBLE US
Collins Scrabble Words (CSW21): SCRABBLE UK
ENABLE Dictionary: WORDS WITH FRIENDS
Combined US/UK Scrabble Dictionary: SOWPODS
North American Scrabble (NWL2020): NASPA

Similar Words

Trip
Lurch
Stagger
Hit
Bumble
Falter
Misstep
Trip-up
Stumbler

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