STUMBLE


Meaning of STUMBLE in English

verb

ADVERB

▪ almost , nearly

▪ a little , slightly

She ~d a little on the uneven path.

▪ badly ( often figurative )

The economy ~d badly at the end of 2000.

▪ blindly

He ~d blindly on through the dark building.

▪ along , away , back , on , etc.

PREPOSITION

▪ down , from , into , out of , over , etc.

They ~d over the field.

PHRASES

▪ ~ over the/your words

Josh was nervous and ~d over his words.

▪ ~ to your feet

The train stopped, and several passengers ~d to their feet.

PHRASAL VERB

stumble across, into, on/upon sth

ADVERB

▪ accidentally , by chance , unwittingly

I ~d across the place quite by chance.

▪ finally

Stumble is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ horse

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .