STUMBLE as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • an unintentional but embarrassing blunder
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • he recited the whole poem without a single trip
    • he arranged his robes to avoid a trip-up later
    • confusion caused his unfortunate misstep
    Hypernyms(s) stumble is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • an unsteady uneven gait
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) stumble is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)

STUMBLE as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • make an error
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • She slipped up and revealed the name
    Hypernyms(s) stumble is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • miss a step and fall or nearly fall
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • She stumbled over the tree root
    Hypernyms(s) stumble is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s) Entail(s)
  3. Meaning
    • walk unsteadily
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • The drunk man stumbled about
    Hypernyms(s) stumble is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  4. Meaning
    • encounter by chance
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • I stumbled across a long-lost cousin last night in a restaurant
    Hypernyms(s) stumble is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower