Stumble
verb
To trip or lose balance while walking or running.
He stumbled over a rock and fell to the ground.
Often appears as...
- stumble upon
- stumble across
verb
To make an error or mistake.
He often stumbles over his words when he is nervous.
Often appears as...
- stumble upon
- stumble over
verb
To accidentally find or discover something.
She stumbled upon a hidden room in the old house.
Often appears as...
- stumble across
- stumble upon
verb
To trip or lose balance while walking or running.
He stumbled over a rock and fell to the ground.
Often appears as...
- stumble upon
- stumble across
verb
To make an error or mistake.
He often stumbles over his words when he is nervous.
Often appears as...
- stumble upon
- stumble over
verb
To accidentally find or discover something.
She stumbled upon a hidden room in the old house.
Often appears as...
- stumble across
- stumble upon
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Literal Tripping
Used when someone physically trips or loses their footing.
The runner stumbled on the uneven pavement.
Pro Tip 2/3Accidental Actions
Describes actions that happen by accident, not intentionally.
She stumbled into the room, interrupting the meeting.
Pro Tip 3/3Physical Movement
Focuses on the physical aspect of movement involving losing balance.
He stumbled and grabbed the rail to prevent a fall.
Pro Tip 1/3Literal Tripping
Used when someone physically trips or loses their footing.
The runner stumbled on the uneven pavement.
Pro Tip 2/3Accidental Actions
Describes actions that happen by accident, not intentionally.
She stumbled into the room, interrupting the meeting.
Pro Tip 3/3Physical Movement
Focuses on the physical aspect of movement involving losing balance.
He stumbled and grabbed the rail to prevent a fall.
Pro Tip 1/3Literal Tripping
Used when someone physically trips or loses their footing.
The runner stumbled on the uneven pavement.
Pro Tip 2/3Accidental Actions
Describes actions that happen by accident, not intentionally.
She stumbled into the room, interrupting the meeting.
Pro Tip 3/3Physical Movement
Focuses on the physical aspect of movement involving losing balance.
He stumbled and grabbed the rail to prevent a fall.
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Chris Burkard: The joy...
we were pushing aside these ice chunks trying to get into waves. It was an incredible experience, one I'll never forget, because amidst those harsh conditions, I felt like I stumbled onto one of the last quiet places, somewhere that I found a clarity and a connection with the world I knew I would never find on a crowded beach.
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The surprising key to...
how ideas don't arrive in the world fully formed rather they're stumbled upon we tend to stumble upon greatness Pixar went from a failing software company to accessible film company by putting lots of little bets out into the world and seeing what worked and this is something you see in popular culture as
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How we think complex...
If you stumbled upon this living arrangement, you might just think that the whole thing was one organism, that the green photosynthetic bacteria were just a part of the blob that performed one of its life functions, just like your heart is a part of you that performs the function of pumping your blood.
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"Everything happens for...
my own suffering began to feel like it had revealed to me the suffering of others. I was entering a world of people just like me, people stumbling around in the debris of dreams they thought they were entitled to and plans they didn't realize they had made.
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Militant atheism PIPE...
contains or remains a stumbling block far out of proportion to what it actually means, and a stumbling block to people who otherwise might be happy to out themselves. So, what other words might be used to smooth the path, oil the wheels, sugar the pill?
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How to practice...
but that night was one of the saddest and longest nights of my life. I woke up the next morning. I glanced down at the phone, and I realized I had kicked it off the hook when pacing the day before. I stumbled out of bed,
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Why you should make...
So as much as my machines can seem like simple engineering slapstick, I realize that I stumbled on something bigger than that. It's this expression of joy and humility that often gets lost in engineering,
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Savitri and Satyavan:...
But when he glanced back, he was astounded to see the bedraggled princess stumbling along. He’d never seen such devotion to the dead, and he honored her dedication with one final wish.
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Vampire Bat Colony Found...
he stumbled across something strangely out of place in the pentanal's wild plains it's building up a head and definitely abandoned no sign of light or life at all
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Lost City of Angkor Wat...
aji mu stumbled across the ruins he wrote about the city and drew it attracting the attention of the wider world but the questions had only just
Video examples
Chris Burkard: The joy...
we were pushing aside these ice chunks trying to get into waves. It was an incredible experience, one I'll never forget, because amidst those harsh conditions, I felt like I stumbled onto one of the last quiet places, somewhere that I found a clarity and a connection with the world I knew I would never find on a crowded beach.
Video examples
The surprising key to...
how ideas don't arrive in the world fully formed rather they're stumbled upon we tend to stumble upon greatness Pixar went from a failing software company to accessible film company by putting lots of little bets out into the world and seeing what worked and this is something you see in popular culture as
Video examples
How we think complex...
If you stumbled upon this living arrangement, you might just think that the whole thing was one organism, that the green photosynthetic bacteria were just a part of the blob that performed one of its life functions, just like your heart is a part of you that performs the function of pumping your blood.
Video examples
"Everything happens for...
my own suffering began to feel like it had revealed to me the suffering of others. I was entering a world of people just like me, people stumbling around in the debris of dreams they thought they were entitled to and plans they didn't realize they had made.
Video examples
Militant atheism PIPE...
contains or remains a stumbling block far out of proportion to what it actually means, and a stumbling block to people who otherwise might be happy to out themselves. So, what other words might be used to smooth the path, oil the wheels, sugar the pill?
Video examples
How to practice...
but that night was one of the saddest and longest nights of my life. I woke up the next morning. I glanced down at the phone, and I realized I had kicked it off the hook when pacing the day before. I stumbled out of bed,
Video examples
Why you should make...
So as much as my machines can seem like simple engineering slapstick, I realize that I stumbled on something bigger than that. It's this expression of joy and humility that often gets lost in engineering,
Video examples
Savitri and Satyavan:...
But when he glanced back, he was astounded to see the bedraggled princess stumbling along. He’d never seen such devotion to the dead, and he honored her dedication with one final wish.
Video examples
Vampire Bat Colony Found...
he stumbled across something strangely out of place in the pentanal's wild plains it's building up a head and definitely abandoned no sign of light or life at all
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Lost City of Angkor Wat...
aji mu stumbled across the ruins he wrote about the city and drew it attracting the attention of the wider world but the questions had only just
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Quote examples
Gail Devers
American Athlete
Sometimes we fall, sometimes we stumble, but we can't stay down. We can't allow life to beat us down. Everything happens for a reason, and it builds character in us, and it tells us what we are about and how strong we really are when we didn't think we could be that strong.
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Dwayne Johnson
American Actor
I think there are a number of things that you can do to encourage your kids' dreams, but I do believe in speaking by experience of having a lot of help along the way, stumbling in the past. We've all stumbled, and we certainly all deserve to get up and walk again.
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Ezra Taft Benson
American Leader
Mothers, stay close to your daughters. Earn and deserve their love and respect. Be united with their father in the rearing of your children. Do nothing in your life to cause your daughters to stumble because of your example.
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Kazuo Ishiguro
Japanese Author
I had the sense when I looked back over my life I would actually see a mess of decisions, a few of which I had thought about, some of which I had sort of stumbled on and many that I had no control over whatsoever.
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Gianluigi Buffon
Italian Athlete
I've made a lot of mistakes in my life, but I think that's normal for someone who wants to grow and develop. You will have to overcome plenty of obstacles, and it is normal that you should stumble sometimes.
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Gilbert Hernandez
American Artist
When you're young you don't know anything, but you have lot of energy to express yourself. So you make a lot of mistakes and you stumble, but you also get a lot of truth from within.
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Erin Brockovich
American Activist
I always say I stumbled on the information about the poison in Hinkley's drinking water because I was sort of stumbling about in my life at that time generally, as a single mother.
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Winston Churchill
British Statesman
Man will occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of the time he will pick himself up and continue on.
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Mike White
Writer
People kind of stumble their way through life a lot of times.
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William Shakespeare
English Playwright
Wisely, and slow. They stumble that run fast.
Quote examples
Gail Devers
American Athlete
Sometimes we fall, sometimes we stumble, but we can't stay down. We can't allow life to beat us down. Everything happens for a reason, and it builds character in us, and it tells us what we are about and how strong we really are when we didn't think we could be that strong.
Quote examples
Dwayne Johnson
American Actor
I think there are a number of things that you can do to encourage your kids' dreams, but I do believe in speaking by experience of having a lot of help along the way, stumbling in the past. We've all stumbled, and we certainly all deserve to get up and walk again.
Quote examples
Ezra Taft Benson
American Leader
Mothers, stay close to your daughters. Earn and deserve their love and respect. Be united with their father in the rearing of your children. Do nothing in your life to cause your daughters to stumble because of your example.
Quote examples
Kazuo Ishiguro
Japanese Author
I had the sense when I looked back over my life I would actually see a mess of decisions, a few of which I had thought about, some of which I had sort of stumbled on and many that I had no control over whatsoever.
Quote examples
Gianluigi Buffon
Italian Athlete
I've made a lot of mistakes in my life, but I think that's normal for someone who wants to grow and develop. You will have to overcome plenty of obstacles, and it is normal that you should stumble sometimes.
Quote examples
Gilbert Hernandez
American Artist
When you're young you don't know anything, but you have lot of energy to express yourself. So you make a lot of mistakes and you stumble, but you also get a lot of truth from within.
Quote examples
Erin Brockovich
American Activist
I always say I stumbled on the information about the poison in Hinkley's drinking water because I was sort of stumbling about in my life at that time generally, as a single mother.
Quote examples
Winston Churchill
British Statesman
Man will occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of the time he will pick himself up and continue on.
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Mike White
Writer
People kind of stumble their way through life a lot of times.
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William Shakespeare
English Playwright
Wisely, and slow. They stumble that run fast.
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