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stumble
noun
verb
An unintentional but embarrassing blunder
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ˈstʌmbəl
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noun
An unintentional but embarrassing blunder
“He recited the whole poem without a single trip”
noun
An unsteady uneven gait
verb
Make an error
“She slipped up and revealed the name”
verb
Miss a step and fall or nearly fall
“She stumbled over the tree root”
verb
Walk unsteadily, tripping repeatedly
“The drunk man stumbled about”
verb
Encounter by chance
“I stumbled across a long-lost cousin last night in a restaurant”
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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
She slipped up and revealed the name
She stumbled over the tree root
The drunk man stumbled about
I stumbled across a long-lost cousin last night in a restaurant
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