Definitions for stumble
Overview of noun stumble
The noun stumble has 2 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)
1. lurch, stumble, stagger
(an unsteady uneven gait)
2. trip, trip-up, stumble, misstep
(an unintentional but embarrassing blunder; "he recited the whole poem without a single trip"; "he arranged his robes to avoid a trip-up later"; "confusion caused his unfortunate misstep")
Overview of verb stumble
The verb stumble has 4 senses? (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (11) stumble, falter, bumble
(walk unsteadily; "The drunk man stumbled about")
2. (9) stumble, trip
(miss a step and fall or nearly fall; "She stumbled over the tree root")
3. (2) stumble, hit
(encounter by chance; "I stumbled across a long-lost cousin last night in a restaurant")
4. stumble, slip up, trip up
(make an error; "She slipped up and revealed the name")
