Shamble vs. Stumble

Shamble vs. Stumble — Is There a Difference?
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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 old

Stumblenoun

A clumsy walk.

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Shambleverb

walk by dragging one's feet;

he shuffled out of the roomWe heard his feet shuffling down the hall

Stumbleverb

(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.

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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 misstep

Stumbleverb

walk unsteadily;

The drunk man stumbled about

Stumbleverb

miss a step and fall or nearly fall;

She stumbled over the tree root

Stumbleverb

encounter by chance;

I stumbled across a long-lost cousin last night in a restaurant

Stumbleverb

make an error;

She slipped up and revealed the name