stumble in speech
1stumble — stumble, trip, blunder, lurch, flounder, lumber, galumph, lollop, bumble can mean to move unsteadily, clumsily, or with defective equilibrium (as in walking, in doing, or in proceeding). Stumble, trip, blunder, lurch, and flounder as applied to… …
2stumble — [stum′bəl] vi. stumbled, stumbling [ME stumblen < Scand, as in Norw dial. stumba, ON stumra < IE base * stem , to bump against, hamper > STAMMER, Ger stumm, Du stom, mute] 1. to trip or miss one s step in walking, running, etc. 2. to… …
3stumble — stumbler, n. stumblingly, adv. /stum beuhl/, v., stumbled, stumbling, n. v.i. 1. to strike the foot against something, as in walking or running, so as to stagger or fall; trip. 2. to walk or go unsteadily: to stumble down a dark passage. 3. to… …
4stumble — 01. Grandma broke her hip today when she [stumbled] and fell at the supermarket. 02. I [stumbled] in the dark on my way to the outhouse and hurt my big toe. 03. The hiker [stumbled] over a tree root and almost fell into the river. 04. The little… …
5stumble — verb 1) she stumbled and fell heavily Syn: trip (over/up), lose one s balance, lose/miss one s footing, slip 2) he stumbled back home Syn: stagger, totter, teeter, dodder, blunder, hobble, move clumsily …
6stumble — [c]/ˈstʌmbəl / (say stumbuhl) verb (stumbled, stumbling) –verb (i) 1. to strike the foot against something in walking, running, etc., so as to stagger or fall; trip. 2. to walk or go unsteadily. 3. to make a slip, mistake, or blunder, especially… …
7stumble — stum•ble [[t]ˈstʌm bəl[/t]] v. bled, bling, n. 1) to strike the foot against something, as in walking or running, so as to stagger or fall 2) to walk or go unsteadily 3) to make a slip, mistake, or blunder, esp. a sinful one 4) to proceed in a… …
8fumble — v. n. 1. Feel about (awkwardly or childishly). 2. Grope, grope about, stumble, bungle, make awkward attempts, search to no purpose. 3. Mumble, stammer, stutter, stumble in speech …
9falter — [fôl′tər] vi. [ME faltren, prob. < ON, as in faltra(sk), be uncertain] 1. to move uncertainly or unsteadily; totter; stumble 2. to stumble in speech; speak haltingly; stammer 3. to act hesitantly; show uncertainty; waver; flinch [to falter… …
10stammer — [stam′ər] vt., vi. [ME stameren < OE stamerian, akin to Du stameren, freq. formation < IE base * stem , to stumble in speech, halt > STEM2, STUMBLE, Ger stumm, dumb] to speak or say with involuntary pauses or blocks, often with rapid… …
