Stumbled

verb

/ˈstʌmbl̩d/

Word Frequency: 3.2

Definitions

1.verbTo trip or fall; to walk clumsily.

"He stumbled over a rock."

2.verbTo make a mistake or have trouble.

"I always stumble over verbs in Spanish."

3.verbTo cause to stumble or trip.

4.verbTo mislead; to confound; to cause to err or to fall.

5.verbTo strike or happen (upon a person or thing) without design; to fall or light by chance; with on, upon, or against.

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