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stum·ble (stŭḿbəl)

[Middle English stumblen, probably of Scandinavian originOld Norse stumra.]

verb: -bled, -bling, -bles. 

intransitive verb 

    1. To miss one's step in walking or running; trip and almost fall.
    2. To proceed unsteadily or falteringly; flounder. See synonyms at blunder
    3. To act or speak falteringly or clumsily.
  2. To make a mistake; blunder.
  3. To fall into evil ways; err.
  4. To come upon accidentally or unexpectedly: “The urge to wider voyages . . . caused men to stumble upon New America” (Kenneth Cragg)

transitive verb 

To cause to stumble.

noun 

  1. The act of stumbling.
  2. A mistake or blunder.

derivatives

stuḿbler
noun
stuḿbling·ly
adverb