Stumbler — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a walker or runner who trips and almost falls

someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/stˈʌmblɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/stˈʌmblə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/stˈʌmblə/

2 syllables Say it as /stˈʌmblɚ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

blunderer bumbler botcher bungler sad sack butcher fuckup fumbler tripper

Word Forms

stumble	verb	miss a step and fall or nearly fall
trip	verb	miss a step and fall or nearly fall
bungle	verb	make a mess of, destroy or ruin
blunder	verb	commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake
fumble	verb	make a mess of, destroy or ruin
bumble	verb	make a mess of, destroy or ruin
botch	verb	make a mess of, destroy or ruin
butcherly	adjective	poorly done

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Stolperer

ein Spaziergänger oder Läufer, der stolpert und fast hinfällt

🇫🇷French

trébucheur

un marcheur ou un coureur qui trébuche et manque de tomber

🇪🇸Spanish

tropezar

un caminante o corredor que tropieza y casi se cae

🇮🇹Italian

inciampatore

un camminatore o un corridore che inciampa e quasi cade

🇳🇱Dutch

struikelblok

een wandelaar of hardloper die struikelt en bijna valt

🇵🇹Portuguese

tropeçar

um caminhante ou corredor que tropeça e quase cai

🇷🇺Russian

спотыкающийся

ходок или бегун, который спотыкается и чуть не падает

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ठोकर खाने वाला

एक वॉकर या धावक जो यात्रा करता है और लगभग गिर जाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

হোঁচট খাওয়া

একজন ওয়াকার বা রানার যিনি ভ্রমণ করেন এবং প্রায় পড়ে যান

🇮🇳Tamil

தடுமாறுபவன்

ஒரு நடைப்பயணி அல்லது ஓட்டப்பந்தய வீரர் பயணம் செய்து கிட்டத்தட்ட விழுவார்

🇮🇳Telugu

తడబడువాడు

ఒక వాకర్ లేదా రన్నర్ ట్రిప్స్ మరియు దాదాపు పడిపోయేవాడు

🇮🇳Marathi

अडखळणारा

एक वॉकर किंवा धावपटू जो प्रवास करतो आणि जवळजवळ पडतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઠોકર

ચાલનાર અથવા દોડવીર જે સફર કરે છે અને લગભગ પડી જાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮುಗ್ಗರಿಸು

ವಾಕರ್ ಅಥವಾ ಓಟಗಾರನು ಓಡುತ್ತಾನೆ ಮತ್ತು ಬಹುತೇಕ ಬೀಳುತ್ತಾನೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഇടറുന്നവൻ

കാൽനടയാത്രക്കാരൻ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഓട്ടക്കാരൻ കാൽനടയായി വീഴുകയും മിക്കവാറും വീഴുകയും ചെയ്യുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਠੋਕਰ

ਇੱਕ ਵਾਕਰ ਜਾਂ ਦੌੜਾਕ ਜੋ ਸਫ਼ਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਲਗਭਗ ਡਿੱਗਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

ٹھوکر کھانے والا

ایک واکر یا رنر جو سفر کرتا ہے اور تقریباً گر جاتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

绊脚石

步行者或跑步者绊倒并差点摔倒

🇯🇵Japanese

つまずく人

つまずいて転びそうになる歩行者またはランナー

🇰🇷Korean

비틀거리는 사람

넘어지거나 넘어질 뻔한 보행자 또는 달리는 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

người vấp ngã

người đi bộ hoặc người chạy bộ bị vấp và suýt ngã

🇹🇭Thai

คนสะดุด

คนเดินหรือนักวิ่งสะดุดล้มจนเกือบล้ม

🇮🇩Indonesian

tersandung

seorang pejalan kaki atau pelari yang tersandung dan hampir jatuh

🇵🇭Filipino

natitisod

isang walker o runner na nadadapa at halos madapa

🇲🇾Malay

tersandung

pejalan kaki atau pelari yang tersandung dan hampir jatuh

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تعثر

المشاة أو العداء الذي يتعثر ويكاد يقع

🇮🇷Persian

سکندری

واکر یا دونده ای که زمین می زند و تقریباً سقوط می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

tökezleyen

takılıp neredeyse düşen bir yürüyüşçü veya koşucu

🇮🇱Hebrew

מועד

הליכון או רץ שמועד וכמעט נופל

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The primary meaning of 'stumbler' is 'a walker or runner who trips and almost falls'.

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