What does STUMBLE mean?
Definitions for STUMBLE
ˈstʌm bəlstum·ble
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word STUMBLE.
Princeton's WordNet
lurch, stumble, staggernoun
an unsteady uneven gait
trip, trip-up, stumble, misstepverb
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"
stumble, falter, bumbleverb
walk unsteadily
"The drunk man stumbled about"
stumble, tripverb
miss a step and fall or nearly fall
"She stumbled over the tree root"
stumble, hitverb
encounter by chance
"I stumbled across a long-lost cousin last night in a restaurant"
stumble, slip up, trip upverb
make an error
"She slipped up and revealed the name"
Wiktionary
stumblenoun
a fall, trip or substantial misstep
stumblenoun
an error or blunder
stumbleverb
to trip or fall
He stumbled over a rock.
stumbleverb
to make a mistake or have trouble
I always stumble over verbs in Spanish.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Stumblenoun
Etymology: from the verb.
One stumble is enough to deface the character of an honourable life. Roger L'Estrange.
To Stumbleverb
Such terms amus’d them all,
And stumbled many. John Milton, Paradise Lost.One thing more stumbles me in the very foundation of this hypothesis. John Locke.
To STUMBLEverb
Etymology: This word Franciscus Junius derives from stump, and says the original meaning is to strike or trip against astump. I rather think it comes from tumble.
When she will take the rein, I let her run;
But she’ll not stumble. William Shakespeare, Winter’s Tale.A headstall being restrained to keep him from stumbling, hath been often burst. William Shakespeare, Taming of the Shrew.
As we pac’d along
Upon the giddy footing of the hatches,
Methought that Glo’ster stumbled; and, in falling,
Struck me, that sought to stay him, overboard. William Shakespeare.The way of the wicked is as darkness: they know not at what they stumble. Prov. iv. 19.
Cover’d o’er with blood,
Which from the patriot’s breast in torrents flow’d,
He faints: his steed no longer hears the rein;
But stumbles o’er the heap his hand had slain. Matthew Prior.He that loveth his brother, abideth in the light, and there is none occasion of stumbling in him. 1 Jo. ii. 10.
This my day of grace
They who neglect and scorn, shall never taste;
But hard be harden’d, blind be blinded more,
That they may stumble on, and deeper fall. John Milton.This extreme dealing had driven her to put herself with a great lady of that country, by which occasion she had stumbled upon such mischances as were little for the honour of her or her family. Philip Sidney.
What man art thou, that, thus bescreen’d in night,
So stumblest on my counsel. William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet.A mouse, bred in a chest, dropped out over the side, and stumbled upon a delicious morsel. Roger L'Estrange.
Ovid stumbled, by some inadvertency, upon Livia in a bath. Dryden.
Many of the greatest inventions have been accidentally stumbled upon by men busy and inquisitive. John Ray.
Write down p and b, and make signs to him to endeavour to pronounce them, and guide him by shewing him the motion of your own lips; by which he will, with a little endeavour, stumble upon one of them. William Holder, Elements of Speech.
Wikipedia
Stumble
Stumble is 2003 Indian English-language film written and directed by Prakash Belawadi in his debut. It stars Anant Nag and Suhasini Maniratnam in the lead roles. Mukhyamantri Chandru, Ashok Mandanna and Priya Ganapathy feature in supporting roles. Set in Bangalore, the film explores the impact of corruption in the information technology world, the stock market and mutual funds scams and dot-com bubble on ordinary people. Praveen D. Rao scored music for the film while Clay Kelton served as the cinematographer. The film opened to mixed reviews from critics upon theatrical release. At the 50th National Film Awards, the film was awarded the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in English.
ChatGPT
stumble
Stumble is a verb which generally means to trip or momentarily lose balance while walking or running. It can also refer to making unintentional mistakes or hindrances in speech, performance, or course of action. In a broader, metaphorical sense, it may also mean to encounter or experience difficulties or challenges.
Webster Dictionary
Stumbleverb
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
Stumbleverb
to walk in an unsteady or clumsy manner
Stumbleverb
to fall into a crime or an error; to err
Stumbleverb
to strike or happen (upon a person or thing) without design; to fall or light by chance; -- with on, upon, or against
Stumbleverb
to cause to stumble or trip
Stumbleverb
fig.: To mislead; to confound; to perplex; to cause to err or to fall
Stumblenoun
a trip in walking or running
Stumblenoun
a blunder; a failure; a fall from rectitude
Etymology: [OE. stumblen, stomblen; freq. of a word akin to E. stammer. See Stammer.]
Wikidata
Stumble
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 production team intended Stumble to be a film for the middle-class Ananth Nag and Suhasini are in the lead rôles, alongside Priya Ganapati and Allen Mandonca. Belawadi found his cast through the theatre world of Bangalore, and was wholly filmed there. Jesu Domnic and Shyam Nanjundaiah were Editors for this movie. One of the editors Shyam Nanjundaiah also played a small part in the film, appearing alongside Ananth Nag for a brief scene. The movie was featured at the international technical festival, Pragyan at NIT Trichy in January 2006. It was also screened at the Mumbai National Film Festival.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Stumble
stum′bl, v.i. to strike the feet against something, to trip in walking: to light on by chance (with upon): to slide into crime or error.—v.t. to cause to trip or stop: to puzzle.—n. a trip in walking or running: a blunder: a failure.—ns. Stum′bler, one who stumbles; Stum′bling-block, -stone, a block or stone over which one would be likely to stumble: a cause of error.—adv. Stum′blingly.—adj. Stum′bly, apt to stumble. [Skeat explains the b as excrescent, the M. E. stomblen, stomelen, stumlen, also stomeren being from Ice. stumra, to stumble. It is thus a doublet of stammer.]
Editors Contribution
stumbleverb
The Greek word skandalizo has a root meaning of snare or trap but has no real English counterpart, just the same as "Take offense".
Moses and Jesus Christ was born with a Stumble to be murdered for a price that raged God to take offense.
Etymology: War
Submitted by Tehorah_Elyon on September 10, 2023
British National Corpus
Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'STUMBLE' in Verbs Frequency: #1045
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Anagrams for STUMBLE »
tumbles
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of STUMBLE in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of STUMBLE in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of STUMBLE in a Sentence
In the current lockdown, many of us will likely be getting around to all those cleaning and DIY jobs people love to put off, but I doubt anyone would have expected to stumble across a bomb that has been quietly sitting in their roof for over a hundred years.
Everybody knows if you are too careful you are so occupied in being careful that you are sure to stumble over something.
We stumble and fall constantly even when we are most enlightened. But when we are in true spiritual darkness, we do not even know that we have fallen.
I began to feel uncomfortable being naked in front of them because of the questions and the poking and prodding and search for Mommy's 'inside penis' -- that's what they thought a vagina was, i don't think it makes them terrible people or scars them for life if they stumble into the bathroom while I'm going, but it's easily avoidable awkwardness none of us really needs to experience on a daily basis.
We may run, walk, stumble, drive, or fly, but let us never lost sight of the reason for the journey, or miss a chance to see a rainbow on the way.
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- zakopnoutCzech
- [[begå]] [[fejl]], fejltrin, fejle, fejl, snublen, snubleDanish
- staksen, Fehltritt, Ausrutscher, Fehler, Schnitzer, Patzer, stolpernGerman
- torpeza, tropezón, caminar torpemente, tropiezo, tropezar, deslizSpanish
- سکندریPersian
- virhe, kompuroida, kompastua, kompastus, mokaFinnish
- trébucher, chute, bourde, faux pasFrench
- tersandungIndonesian
- scivolone, scivolareItalian
- 넘어질 뻔하다Korean
- kluptLatvian
- tapepa, tapepe, tūtukiMāori
- strompelen, struikelenDutch
- snubleNorwegian
- tropeço, tropeçarPortuguese
- mitk'ayQuechua
- спотыкаться, спотыкание, ошибаться, оступаться, проступокRussian
- snubblaSwedish
- สะดุดThai
- 絆倒Chinese
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