Shamble vs. Stumble
Difference Between Shamble and Stumble
Shambleverb
To walk while shuffling or dragging the feet.
I wasn't too impressed with the fellow, when he shambled in unenthusiastically and an hour late.Stumblenoun
A fall, trip or substantial misstep.
Shamblenoun
(mining) One of a succession of niches or platforms, one above another, to hold ore which is thrown successively from platform to platform, and thus raised to a higher level.
Stumblenoun
An error or blunder.
Shamblenoun
walking with a slow dragging motion without lifting your feet;
from his shambling I assumed he was very oldStumblenoun
A clumsy walk.
Shambleverb
walk by dragging one's feet;
he shuffled out of the roomWe heard his feet shuffling down the hallStumbleverb
(intransitive) To trip or fall; to walk clumsily.
He stumbled over a rock.Stumbleverb
(intransitive) To make a mistake or have trouble.
I always stumble over verbs in Spanish.Stumbleverb
(transitive) To cause to stumble or trip.
Stumbleverb
To mislead; to confound; to cause to err or to fall.
Stumbleverb
To strike or happen (upon a person or thing) without design; to fall or light by chance; with on, upon, or against.
Stumblenoun
an unsteady uneven gait
Stumblenoun
an unintentional but embarrassing blunder;
he recited the whole poem without a single triphe arranged his robes to avoid a trip-up laterconfusion caused his unfortunate misstepStumbleverb
walk unsteadily;
The drunk man stumbled aboutStumbleverb
miss a step and fall or nearly fall;
She stumbled over the tree rootStumbleverb
encounter by chance;
I stumbled across a long-lost cousin last night in a restaurantStumbleverb
make an error;
She slipped up and revealed the name
