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Stumbled Stumble I Make Words Verb Put Foot

word stumble
definition
verb
If you stumble, you put your foot down awkwardly while you are walking or running and nearly fall over.
He stumbled and almost fell.
I stumbled into the phone box and dialled 999.
I make it into the darkness with only one stumble.
If you stumble while you are reading aloud or speaking, you make a mistake, and have to pause before saying the words properly.
...his voice wavered and he stumbled over the words at one point.
inflections stumblesstumblingstumbled
cefr-level C1

Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:c1

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