(PAUSE) [verb] [I] - to make a mistake, such as repeating something or pausing for too long, while speaking or playing a piece of musicJust relax and be confident, and you won't stumble when you give your speech.When the poet stumbled over a line in the middle of a poem, someone in the audience corrected him. [I]
STUMBLE
Meaning of STUMBLE in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012