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Collocations for stumble - verb

ADVERB

almost, nearly
a little, slightly
She stumbled a little on the uneven path.
badly (often figurative)
The economy stumbled badly at the end of 2000.
blindly
He stumbled blindly on through the dark building.
along, away, back, on, etc.

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PREPOSITION

down, from, into, out of, over, etc.
They stumbled over the field.

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PHRASES

stumble over the/your words
Josh was nervous and stumbled over his words.
stumble to your feet
The train stopped, and several passengers stumbled to their feet.

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stumble across, into, on/upon sth - PHRASAL VERB

ADVERB

accidentally, by chance, unwittingly
I stumbled across the place quite by chance.
finally

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Stumble is used with these nouns as the subject:
horse

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