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To move without the benefit of perfect vision
Present participle for to move clumsily while regularly losing one's balance
“They would stumble about drunkenly, falling down steps and over chairs and tables, but remaining perfectly cheerful.”
Present participle for to trip or fall down
“She pushed him aside, making him stumble to the floor.”
Present participle for to move ploddingly with heavy steps
“I'm using my home gym when a gaggle of nasally, screechy drunk college kids stumble loudly past my house.”
Present participle for to commit a mistake or error
“Living deep in the past can cause you to stumble while trying to become a better person.”
Present participle for to speak stammeringly or with indecision
“I stumble over my mumbled responses, trying to form questions I knew needed asking.”
(stumble on/upon) Present participle for to discover something, especially by chance
“I've actually done it many times when I stumble upon someone who is a horrible scoundrel, and I feel they need a jolt to straighten them out.”
Awkward or uncoordinated in movement or in handling things
Not clearly expressed or pronounced
With the movement of one who is tipsy
Lack of decision or purpose
Awkwardness or clumsiness in speaking or expressing oneself accompanied by hesitation
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