STUMBLE

(noun) an unintentional but embarrassing blunder
"he recited the whole poem without a single trip", "he arranged his robes to avoid a trip-up later", "confusion caused his unfortunate misstep"
synonyms : misstep , trip , trip-up
(noun) an unsteady uneven gait
synonyms : lurch , stagger
(verb) make an error
"She slipped up and revealed the name"
synonyms : slip up , trip up
(verb) miss a step and fall or nearly fall
"She stumbled over the tree root"
synonyms : trip
(verb) walk unsteadily
"The drunk man stumbled about"
synonyms : bumble , falter
(verb) encounter by chance
"I stumbled across a long-lost cousin last night in a restaurant"
synonyms : hit

Mnemonics for stumble

(Tag: ) stumble:- making a stair fumble(missing a step)
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(Tag: ) (Think of STABLE): After drinking, his walk was not STABLE, so missed a step and fell.
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(Tag: ) STep on a ball(BLE) and fall.
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