(~s, stumbling, ~d)
1.
If you ~, you put your foot down awkwardly while you are walking or running and nearly fall over.
He ~d and almost fell...
I ~d into the telephone box and dialed 999.
VERB: V, V prep/adv
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Stumble is also a noun.
I make it into the darkness with only one ~.
N-COUNT: usu sing
2.
If you ~ 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 ~d over the words at one point.
VERB: V over n, also V