"stumble" meaning in English

See stumble in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈstʌmbəl/ Audio: en-us-stumble.ogg [US] Forms: stumble [singular], stumbles [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A stumble is a fall or trip.
    Sense id: simple-stumble-en-noun-sqsis9Bs
  2. A stumble is an error or blunder.
    Sense id: simple-stumble-en-noun-hBXSYy3z

Verb

IPA: /ˈstʌmbəl/ Audio: en-us-stumble.ogg [US] Forms: stumble [canonical], stumbles [third-person, singular], stumbled [past], stumbled [past, participle], stumbling [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|stumbl|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you stumble, you trip or fall.
    Sense id: simple-stumble-en-verb-TOAEu9gF
  2. If you stumble, you make a mistake or have trouble.
    Sense id: simple-stumble-en-verb-MX2NJ9yI
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