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                    as in falling
                                                
              
          
                                                      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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                    as in struggling
                                                
              
          
                                                      to proceed or act clumsily or ineffectually                                       
              
                             stumbled twice while she was reciting the "Gettysburg Address"                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                          
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                    as in shuffling
                                                
              
          
                                                      to move heavily or clumsily                                       
              
                             the tipsy revelers left the path and wearily stumbled through the tangled undergrowth                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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                    as in fumbling
                                                
              
          
                                                      to make a mistake                                       
              
                             that network announcer rarely stumbles when he's on the air                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                          
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as in muttering
                                                                                                                                                    
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