stumble
🇺🇸
/ˈstʌmbl/
🇬🇧
/ˈstʌmbl/
noun
R
A small problem or mistake that stops you from doing something well for a short time.
The team's first stumble in the game gave the other team a chance to score.
R
When you almost fall because your foot hits something.
He had a small stumble on the uneven path but didn't fall.
R
A mistake when speaking, reading, or playing music that makes you pause.
Her speech had a few stumbles, but she continued confidently.
intransitive verb
C1
To almost fall because your foot hits something.
She didn't see the rock and started to stumble.
R
To walk in a shaky or unsteady way.
In the dark room, he began to stumble and reached for the wall.
R
To make mistakes and pause when speaking or reading.
When he got nervous, he would stumble over his words.
translation
A small problem or mistake that stops you from doing something well for a short time.; When you almost fall because your foot hits something.; A mistake when speaking, reading, or playing music that makes you pause.
To almost fall because your foot hits something.; To walk in a shaky or unsteady way.; To make mistakes and pause when speaking or reading.
Word Forms
3rd Present
stumbles
Progressive
stumbling
Past
stumbled
Perfect
stumbled
Plural
stumbles