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stumble

Letters that make stumble

s, b, e, l, m, t, u are letters that make 'stumble'

Words within stumble

tum, MB, tumble, Mb, LE are words within 'stumble'

Anagrams of stumble

tumbles is an anagram of 'stumble'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of stumble

stumbled, stumbles, stumbler are words created by adding a letter to 'stumble'

stumble is a 7 letter word ending with e
stumble is a 7 letter word starting with s

6 possible definitions for 'stumble'

Stumble as "walk unsteadily"

Under this definition, stumble is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

bumble, falter have the same meaning as 'stumble'

stumble as a type

'stumble' can be a type of walk.

Derivatives of stumble

stumble, lurch, stagger are derivatives of 'stumble'.

Example of stumble used within this context

"The drunk man stumbled about"

Stumble as "miss a step and fall or nearly fall"

Under this definition, stumble is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

trip has the same meaning as stumble

stumble as a type

'stumble' can be a type of move.

Types of stumble

founder is a type of stumble.

Derivatives of stumble

tripper, stumbler, slip, trip are derivatives of 'stumble'.

Entailments to stumble

walk is an entailment to 'stumble'.

Example of stumble used within this context

"She stumbled over the tree root"

Stumble as "encounter by chance"

Under this definition, stumble is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

hit has the same meaning as stumble

stumble as a type

'stumble' can be a type of come by, come into.

Example of stumble used within this context

"I stumbled across a long-lost cousin last night in a restaurant"

Stumble as "make an error"

Under this definition, stumble is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

trip up, slip up have the same meaning as 'stumble'

stumble as a type

'stumble' can be a type of err, slip, mistake.

Derivatives of stumble

slip, bungler, blunderer, bumbler, stumbler, sad sack, botcher, butcher, fumbler, slip-up, miscue, parapraxis, fuckup, trip-up, stumble, misstep, trip are derivatives of 'stumble'.

Stumble as "an unsteady uneven gait"

Under this definition, stumble is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

lurch, stagger have the same meaning as 'stumble'

stumble as a type

'stumble' can be a type of gait.

Derivatives of stumble

bumble, stumble, falter, keel, reel, flounder, stagger, careen, swag, lurch are derivatives of 'stumble'.

Stumble as "an unintentional but embarrassing blunder"

Under this definition, stumble is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

trip-up, misstep, trip have the same meaning as 'stumble'

stumble as a type

'stumble' can be a type of botch, blunder, blooper, bloomer, bungle, pratfall, foul-up, fuckup, flub, boner, boo-boo.

Derivatives of stumble

trip up, slip up, catch, stumble are derivatives of 'stumble'.