stumble
noun
- 1
an unintentional but embarrassing blunder
he recited the whole poem without a single trip
he arranged his robes to avoid a trip-up later
- 2
an unsteady uneven gait
verb
- 1
make an error
She slipped up and revealed the name
- 2
miss a step and fall or nearly fall
She stumbled over the tree root
- 3
walk unsteadily
The drunk man stumbled about
- 4
encounter by chance
I stumbled across a long-lost cousin last night in a restaurant
Also useful for “stumble”:Unscrambler— Rearrange the letters in “stumble”