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1. stumble - noun

· an unsteady uneven gait

Synonym(s): lurch, stagger

Hypernym(s): gait




2. stumble - noun

· an unintentional but embarrassing blunder; "he recited the whole poem without a single trip"; "he arranged his robes to avoid a trip-up later"; "confusion caused his unfortunate misstep"

Synonym(s): trip, trip-up, misstep

Hypernym(s): blunder, blooper, bloomer, bungle, pratfall, foul-up, fuckup, flub, botch, boner, boo-boo




3. stumble - verb

· walk unsteadily; "The drunk man stumbled about"

Synonym(s): falter, bumble

Hypernym(s): walk




4. stumble - verb

· miss a step and fall or nearly fall; "She stumbled over the tree root"

Synonym(s): trip

Hypernym(s): move




5. stumble - verb

· encounter by chance; "I stumbled across a long-lost cousin last night in a restaurant"

Synonym(s): hit

Hypernym(s): come_by, come_into




6. stumble - verb

· make an error; "She slipped up and revealed the name"

Synonym(s): slip_up, trip_up

Hypernym(s): err, mistake, slip





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