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Inflections of 'stumble' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

stumbles: v 3rd person singular

stumbling: v pres p

stumbled: v past

stumbled: v past p

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Sense: Verb: falter over words

Synonyms:

falter , blunder , hesitate , flounder , stammer

Sense: Verb: trip while walking

Synonyms:

trip , trip up, trip over, fall over, fall , slip , reel , tumble , wobble , topple, totter, stagger , sprawl , take a tumble, take a spill (slang), fall arse over tit (UK, vulgar, slang)

Sense: Verb: make an error

Synonyms:

make an error, make a mistake, blunder , screw up, mess up, slip up, goof up (informal), err, drop the ball (informal)

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