what does stumble mean?
STUMBLE as NOUN
- Meaning
- an unintentional but embarrassing blunder
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- 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
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Hypernyms(s) stumble is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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STUMBLE as VERB
- Meaning
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- 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
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- Meaning
- miss a step and fall or nearly fall
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- 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
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- Meaning
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- 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
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- 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
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