Stumble Meaning in English

word

US

/ˈstəmbəɫ/

STUHM-buhl

UK

/stˈʌmbəl/

STUHM-buhl

التعريف

To trip or lose your balance while walking; also, to make a mistake or hesitate, especially when speaking.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

'Stumble' is used literally for physically tripping, but often used metaphorically for making mistakes, especially in speech ('stumble over words'). Often informal and common in everyday English.

• Spanish: tropezar - tartamudear (al hablar)
• Portuguese (BR): tropeçar - gaguejar (ao falar)
• Portuguese (PT): tropeçar - gaguejar (ao falar)
• Chinese (Simplified): 绊倒 - 结巴（说话时）
• Chinese (Traditional): 絆倒 - 結巴（說話時）
• Hindi: ठोकर खाना - अटकना (बोलते समय)
• Arabic: يتعثر - يتلعثم (عند التحدث)
• Bengali: হোঁচট খাওয়া - ভুল করা
• Russian: споткнуться - запнуться
• Japanese: つまずく - 言葉につまる
• Vietnamese: vấp - vấp ngã - vấp (lời nói)
• Korean: 넘어지다 - 말실수를 하다
• Turkish: tökezlemek - sendelemek
• Urdu: ٹھوکر کھانا - بھول چوک کرنا
• Indonesian: vấp ngã - nói lắp

جمل نموذجية

I didn't see the rock and stumbled.

basic

She stumbled on the stairs but did not fall.

basic

He sometimes stumbles when he speaks English.

basic

I stumbled over my words during the presentation.

natural

He stumbled upon an old friend at the market.

natural

Even the best athletes sometimes stumble under pressure.

natural