Synonyms of stumbling

Verb


1. stumble, falter, bumble, walk

usage: walk unsteadily; "The drunk man stumbled about"

2. stumble, trip, move

usage: miss a step and fall or nearly fall; "She stumbled over the tree root"

3. stumble, hit, come by, come into

usage: encounter by chance; "I stumbled across a long-lost cousin last night in a restaurant"

4. stumble, slip up, trip up, err, mistake, slip

usage: make an error; "She slipped up and revealed the name"

WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University.
All rights reserved.