stumble

verbB1 · Intermediate

To trip and almost fall when walking.

Meanings of «stumble»

1 · verb

to trip and almost fall when walking

He stumbled on the stairs but did not fall.

2 · verb

to hesitate or make mistakes while speaking or reading

She stumbled over the difficult words in the speech.

Similar: falterfumblehesitate

Translation

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«stumble» in 17 languages

AR العربية

AZ Azərbaycan

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FR Français

HI हिन्दी

ID Indonesia

JA 日本語

KO 한국어

PT Português

RO Română

RU Русский

TH ไทย

TR Türkçe

UK Українська

UZ O‘zbek

VI Tiếng Việt

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The difference between similar words

to lose your balance when walking

stumblenearly fall when you walkShe stumbled on the stairs but did not fall.

tripcatch your foot on something and fall or nearly fallHe tripped over a stone and hurt his knee.

staggerwalk unsteadily, as if you may fallThe tired runner staggered across the line.

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