stumble
[ stuhm-buh l ]
/ ˈstʌm bəl /
verb (used without object), stum·bled, stum·bling.
verb (used with object), stum·bled, stum·bling.
to cause to stumble; trip.
to give pause to; puzzle or perplex.
noun
Origin of stumble
1275–1325; Middle English
stumblen; cognate with Norwegian
stumla to grope and stumble in the dark; akin to
stammer
OTHER WORDS FROM stumble
stum·bler, noun stum·bling·ly, adverb un·stum·bling, adjectiveWords nearby stumble
stuka,
stukkend,
stull,
stultify,
stum,
stumble,
stumble across,
stumblebum,
stumbling block,
stumer,
stump
Example sentences from the Web for stumbling
British Dictionary definitions for stumbling
stumble
/ (ˈstʌmbəl) /
verb (intr)
noun
a false step, trip, or blunder
the act of stumbling
Derived forms of stumble
stumbler, noun stumbling, adjective stumblingly, adverbWord Origin for stumble
C14: related to Norwegian
stumla, Danish dialect
stumle; see
stammer