Stump and Stumble

Stump

Stump verb - To move heavily or clumsily.
Usage example: the seemingly endless parade finally ended, and the drummers and tuba players stumped wearily to their buses

Stumble and stump are semantically related. in walk with deliberation topic. In some cases you can use "Stumble" instead a verb "Stump".

Nearby Words: stumped, stumper, stumpy, stumping

Stumble

Stumble verb - To move heavily or clumsily.
Usage example: the tipsy revelers left the path and wearily stumbled through the tangled undergrowth

Stump and stumble are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Stump" instead a verb "Stumble".

Nearby Words: stumbled, stumbling

Common collocations

times stump times stumble times
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