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09/14/10 2:28 AM

#180 RE: aliceinpennyland #179

"stumble" LOL

stum·ble /'st?mb?l/ Show Spelled [stuhm-buhl] Show IPA verb, -bled, -bling, noun
–verb (used without object)
1. to strike the foot against something, as in walking or running, so as to stagger or fall; trip.
2. to walk or go unsteadily: to stumble down a dark passage.
3. to make a slip, mistake, or blunder, esp. a sinful one: to stumble over a question; to stumble and fall from grace.
4. to proceed in a hesitating or blundering manner, as in action or speech (often fol. by along ).
5. to discover or meet with accidentally or unexpectedly (usually fol. by on, upon, or across ): They stumbled on a little village.