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stumbled

stum·ble
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [stuhm-buh l]
    • /ˈstʌm bəl/
    • /ˈstʌm.bl̩/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [stuhm-buh l]
    • /ˈstʌm bəl/

Definitions of stumbled word

  • verb without object stumbled to strike the foot against something, as in walking or running, so as to stagger or fall; trip. 1
  • verb without object stumbled to walk or go unsteadily: to stumble down a dark passage. 1
  • verb without object stumbled to make a slip, mistake, or blunder, especially a sinful one: to stumble over a question; to stumble and fall from grace. 1
  • verb without object stumbled to proceed in a hesitating or blundering manner, as in action or speech (often followed by along). 1
  • verb without object stumbled to discover or meet with accidentally or unexpectedly (usually followed by on, upon, or across): They stumbled on a little village. 1
  • verb without object stumbled to falter or hesitate, as at an obstacle to progress or belief. 1

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Origin of stumbled

First appearance:

before 1275
One of the 13% oldest English words
1275-1325; Middle English stumblen; cognate with Norwegian stumla to grope and stumble in the dark; akin to stammer

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Parts of speech for Stumbled

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

stumbled popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

stumbled usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for stumbled

verb stumbled

  • deplaned — Simple past tense and past participle of deplane.
  • descended — A person who is descended from someone who lived a long time ago is directly related to them.
  • detrained — Simple past tense and past participle of detrain.
  • dogmatized — Simple past tense and past participle of dogmatize.
  • erred — Simple past tense and past participle of err.

noun stumbled

  • galumphed — Simple past tense and past participle of galumph.
  • limped — to walk with a labored, jerky movement, as when lame.
  • misspoke — Simple past form of misspeak.

Top questions with stumbled

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