to stumble

Definition of to stumble in English English dictionary: falter; titubate; a fall or trip; to make a mistake or have trouble
I always stumble over verbs in Spanish.; {n} a trip, slip, false step, blunder, failure; {v} to trip in walking, make to trip, err; To fall into a crime or an error; to err; To cause to stumble or trip; make an error; "She slipped up and revealed the name"; 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; an unsteady uneven gait; encounter by chance; "I stumbled across a long-lost cousin last night in a restaurant; make an error; "She slipped up and revealed the name" miss a step and fall or nearly fall; "She stumbled over the tree root" walk unsteadily; "The drunk man stumbled about" encounter by chance; "I stumbled across a long-lost cousin last night in a restaurant; {i} act of tripping, act of loosing one's balance; mistake, error; If you stumble while you are reading aloud or speaking, you make a mistake, and have to pause before saying the words properly. his voice wavered and he stumbled over the words at one point; to find by accident; to happen upon (especially with across or upon); an error or blunder; encounter by chance; "I stumbled across a long-lost cousin last night in a restaurant"; A trip in walking or running; walk unsteadily; "The drunk man stumbled about"; To walk in an unsteady or clumsy manner; If you stumble, you put your foot down awkwardly while you are walking or running and nearly fall over. He stumbled and almost fell I stumbled into the telephone box and dialed 999. Stumble is also a noun. I make it into the darkness with only one stumble; Fig; to trip or fall; miss a step and fall or nearly fall; "She stumbled over the tree root"; To mislead; to confound; to perplex; to cause to err or to fall; 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"; To strike or happen (upon a person or thing) without design; to fall or light by chance; with on, upon, or against; {f} trip, stagger (while walking); falter, blunder (while speaking); err, make a mistake; discover, come across unexpectedly; A blunder; a failure; a fall from rectitude