stumble: meaning and definitions

To miss one's step in walking or running; trip and almost fall.

To proceed unsteadily or falteringly; flounder. See Synonyms at blunder.

To act or speak falteringly or clumsily.

To make a mistake; blunder.

To fall into evil ways; err.

To come upon accidentally or unexpectedly: "The urge to wider voyages . . . caused men to stumble upon New America” ( Kenneth Cragg).

To cause to stumble.

The act of stumbling.

A mistake or blunder.