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stumble stumble definition

stumble


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  stumble 
 
  1  of  4  senses  of  stumble 
 
  Sense  2 
  stumble,  trip 
  =>  founder 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  stumble 
 
  1  of  4  senses  of  stumble 
 
  Sense  2 
  stumble,  trip 
  =>  founder 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  stumble 
 
  1  of  4  senses  of  stumble 
 
  Sense  2 
  stumble,  trip 
  =>  walk 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  stumble 
 
  4  senses  of  stumble 
 
  Sense  1 
  stumble,  falter,  bumble 
  =>  walk 
 
  Sense  2 
  stumble,  trip 
  =>  move 
 
  Sense  3 
  stumble,  hit 
  =>  come  by 
 
  Sense  4 
  stumble,  blunder,  slip  up  trip  up 
  =>  err,  mistake,  slip 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  stumble 
 
  stumble  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  4) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  stumble 
 
  Sense  1 
  stumble,  falter,  bumble 
  =>  walk 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  stumble,  trip 
  =>  move 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  stumble,  hit 
  =>  come  by 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  stumble,  blunder,  slip  up  trip  up 
  =>  err,  mistake,  slip 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  stumble 
  stumble 
  stumblebum 
  stumbler 
 
  Overview  of  noun  stumble 
 
  The  noun  stumble  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  lurch,  stumble,  stagger  --  (an  unsteady  uneven  gait) 
  2.  trip,  stumble,  misstep  --  (an  unintentional  but  embarrassing  blunder;  "he  recited  the  whole  poem  without  a  single  trip";  "confusion  caused  his  unfortunate  misstep") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  stumble 
 
  The  verb  stumble  has  4  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (11)  stumble,  falter,  bumble  --  (walk  unsteadily) 
  2.  (9)  stumble,  trip  --  (miss  a  step  and  fall  or  nearly  fall:  "She  stumbled  over  the  tree  root.") 
  3.  (2)  stumble,  hit  --  (encounter  by  chance;  "I  stumbled  across  a  long-lost  cousin  last  night  in  a  restaurant") 
  4.  stumble,  blunder,  slip  up  trip  up  --  (make  an  error) 
 
  Overview  of  noun  stumble 
 
  The  noun  stumble  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  lurch,  stumble,  stagger  --  (an  unsteady  uneven  gait) 
  2.  trip,  stumble,  misstep  --  (an  unintentional  but  embarrassing  blunder;  "he  recited  the  whole  poem  without  a  single  trip";  "confusion  caused  his  unfortunate  misstep") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  stumble 
 
  The  verb  stumble  has  4  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (11)  stumble,  falter,  bumble  --  (walk  unsteadily) 
  2.  (9)  stumble,  trip  --  (miss  a  step  and  fall  or  nearly  fall:  "She  stumbled  over  the  tree  root.") 
  3.  (2)  stumble,  hit  --  (encounter  by  chance;  "I  stumbled  across  a  long-lost  cousin  last  night  in  a  restaurant") 
  4.  stumble,  blunder,  slip  up  trip  up  --  (make  an  error) 



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