Definition of Stumble

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Stumble

To trip in walking or in moving in any way with the legs; to strike the foot so as to fall, or to endanger a fall; to stagger because of a false step.

To walk in an unsteady or clumsy manner.

To fall into a crime or an error; to err.

To strike or happen (upon a person or thing) without design; to fall or light by chance; -- with on, upon, or against.

To cause to stumble or trip.

Fig.: To mislead; to confound; to perplex; to cause to err or to fall.

A trip in walking or running.

A blunder; a failure; a fall from rectitude.

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Stumble Quotations

Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing had happened.
Winston Churchill

We occasionally stumble over the truth but most of us pick ourselves up and hurry off as if nothing had happened.
Winston Churchill

Man will occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of the time he will pick himself up and continue on.
Winston Churchill

Most people stumble over the truth, now and then, but they usually manage to pick themselves up and go on, anyway.
Winston Churchill

Wisely, and slow. They stumble that run fast.
William Shakespeare

Life is truly known only to those who suffer, lose, endure adversity and stumble from defeat to defeat.
Anais Nin

It is by going down into the abyss that we recover the treasures of life. Where you stumble, there lies your treasure.
Joseph Campbell

We stumble and fall constantly even when we are most enlightened. But when we are in true spiritual darkness, we do not even know that we have fallen.
Thomas Merton

Our incomes are like our shoes; if too small, they gall and pinch us; but if too large, they cause us to stumble and to trip.
John Locke

Everybody knows if you are too careful you are so occupied in being careful that you are sure to stumble over something.
Gertrude Stein

Stumble Translations

stumble in Dutch is struikelen
stumble in German is stolpern, stolpern, stolpere
stumble in Italian is incespicare
stumble in Norwegian is snuble
stumble in Spanish is tropiezo, topetar
stumble in Swedish is snubbla, snava, stappla

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