2. Verb. (third-person singular of stumble) ¹
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Definition of Stumbles
1. stumble [v] - See also: stumble
Lexicographical Neighbors of Stumbles
Literary usage of Stumbles
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Complete Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott by Walter Scott (1900)
"MY tongue pads slowly under this new language, And starts and stumbles at these
uncouth phrases. They may be great in worth and weight, but Upon the native ..."
2. The Works of Washington Irving by Washington Irving (1853)
"stumbles at the outset.—Cous n Jane and the valentine.—A family oracle.—Sallies
forth as a student of medicine.— Hocus-pocus of a boarding-house. ..."
3. The Works of Washington Irving by Washington Irving (1851)
"stumbles at the outset.—Cousin Jane and the valentine.—A family oracle.—Sallies
forth as a student of medicine.— Hocus-pocus of a boarding-house. ..."
4. The Works of Washington Irving by Washington Irving (1861)
"CHAPTER IV. Sallies forth as a law student.—stumbles at the outset.—Cousin Jane
and the valentine.—A family oracle.—Sallies forth as a student of medicine. ..."
5. Works by Washington Irving (1897)
"Sallies Forth as a Law Student—stumbles at the Outset—Cousin Jane and the
Valentine—A Family Oracle—Sallies Forth as a Student of Medicine— Hocus-Pocus of ..."
6. The Quarterly Anti-slavery Magazine by American Anti-Slavery Society (1836)
"Mrs. stumbles, of Stonehouse, near Plymouth, England, in 1829, ... The two women,
lately emancipated by Mrs. stumbles, were mentioned to him, ..."
7. New Testament Theology: Or, Historical Account of the Teaching of Jesus and by Willibald Beyschlag, Neil Buchanan (1895)
"... it does not turn from the pious even when he stumbles, and only lets wrath
and judgment rule when the wicked man under love grows wanton. ..."
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