Definition of stumble

• v. i. - 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.
• v. i. - To walk in an unsteady or clumsy manner.
• v. i. - To fall into a crime or an error; to err.
• v. i. - To strike or happen (upon a person or thing) without design; to fall or light by chance; -- with on, upon, or against.
• v. t. - To cause to stumble or trip.
• v. t. - Fig.: To mislead; to confound; to perplex; to cause to err or to fall.
• n. - A trip in walking or running.
• n. - A blunder; a failure; a fall from rectitude.