Thesaurus: stumble

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1. v. i. To trip in walking or in moving in any way with the legs; to strike the foot so as to fall, or to endanger a fall; to stagger because of a false step.
2. v. i. To walk in an unsteady or clumsy manner.
3. v. i. To fall into a crime or an error; to err.
4. v. i. To strike or happen (upon a person or thing) without design; to fall or light by chance; -- with on, upon, or against.
5. v. t. To cause to stumble or trip.
6. v. t. Fig.: To mislead; to confound; to perplex; to cause to err or to fall.
7. n. A trip in walking or running.
8. n. A blunder; a failure; a fall from rectitude.
9. n. an unsteady uneven gait
10. n. an unintentional but embarrassing blunder
11. v. walk unsteadily, tripping repeatedly
12. v. miss a step and fall or nearly fall