Stumble — synonyms, definition

1. stumble (Noun)

blooper blunder bungle error failure fall lapse miss misstep skid slide slip slipup trip trip-up tumble

stumble (Noun) — An unsteady uneven gait.

stumble (Noun) — An unintentional but embarrassing blunder. ex. "he recited the whole poem without a single stumble"

bloomer blooper blue blunder boner boo-boo botch bungle flub foul-up fuckup gait pratfall

2. stumble (Verb)

barge blunder botch bumble bungle clump droop drop drop down err fall fall heavily falter flop foul up fumble glide go down halt hammer • • •

stumble (Verb) — Walk unsteadily. ex. "The drunk man stumbled about"

stumble (Verb) — Miss a step and fall or nearly fall. ex. "She stumbled over the tree root"

stumble (Verb) — Encounter by chance. ex. "I stumbled across a long-lost cousin last night in a restaurant"

stumble (Verb) — Make an error. ex. "She stumbled and revealed the name"

come by come into err mistake move slip walk founder