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past tense of stumble
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1
to go down from an upright position suddenly and involuntarily
- the bride stumbled on the altar steps and landed smack in the arms of the minister
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2
to proceed or act clumsily or ineffectually
- stumbled twice while she was reciting the "Gettysburg Address"
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3
to move heavily or clumsily
- the tipsy revelers left the path and wearily stumbled through the tangled undergrowth
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4
to make a mistake
- that network announcer rarely stumbles when he's on the air
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- blundered,
- boobed
- [British],
- erred,
- flubbed,
- fluffed,
- fouled up,
- fumbled,
- goofed (up),
- loused up,
- messed (up),
- screwed up,
- slipped up,
- tripped
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“Stumbled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stumbled. Accessed 9 Dec. 2021.
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