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How to pronounce stumble in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms trip
Type of move
Has types founder
Derivation stumbler


She stumbled over the tree root.
Type Words
Synonyms lurch, stagger
Type of gait
Type Words
Synonyms slip up, trip up
Type of mistake, err, slip
Derivation stumbler
Type Words
Synonyms hit
Type of come into, come by


I stumbled across a long-lost cousin last night in a restaurant.
Type Words
Synonyms bumble, falter
Type of walk


The drunk man stumbled about.
Type Words
Synonyms misstep, trip, trip-up
Type of pratfall, blooper, blunder, boner, boo-boo, botch, bungle, flub, foul-up, fuckup, bloomer

Examples of stumble

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You don't take them seriously, but they are irritating when you stumble on them.
From the courier-journal.com
It's much easier to stumble across something on the web than it is in a library.
From the guardian.co.uk
Even with no external injury, he may bleed internally after a bump or a stumble.
From the time.com
The box doesn't advertise which movies are in HD, and I didn't stumble upon any.
From the washingtonpost.com
Horses stumble, or the race doesn't set up for him, or the rider moves too soon.
From the courier-journal.com
That doesn't mean users will stumble across a clever turn of phrase, Honda says.
From the businessweek.com
When they are not followed, either intentionally or unintentionally, we stumble.
From the evangelicaloutpost.com
Often you'll stumble across a different strategy or a better path along the way.
From the timesunion.com
For sure, some companies stumble when they blindly jump onto the iPad bandwagon.
From the forbes.com
More examples
  • Lurch: an unsteady uneven gait
  • Walk unsteadily; "The drunk man stumbled about"
  • Miss a step and fall or nearly fall; "She stumbled over the tree root"
  • Trip: 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"
  • Encounter by chance; "I stumbled across a long-lost cousin last night in a restaurant"
  • Make an error; "She slipped up and revealed the name"
  • Stumble is Prakash Belawadi's debut film. It won the Indian National Film Award for Best Feature Film in English in 2003. It depicts the new economy, the dot-com bust, stock market scams, mutual funds, and voluntary retirement.
  • "The Stumble" is an instrumental blues song originally composed by the guitarist Freddie King. It has been recorded by scores of artists including: Anthony Hawkins of "Black Merda", Luther Allison, Jeff Beck, Eric Bell, Canned Heat, Dave Edmunds, Peter Green, Steve Hackett, Bugs Henderson, Love ...
  • Stumbles (also spelt Stumbels) is a family name probably originating in the United Kingdom but nowadays also found in Australia, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Canada, and the United States.