stumble

C1
UK /ˈstʌmbl/US /ˈstʌmbl/

Meaning

verb
to hit your foot against something while you are walking or running and almost fall
The child stumbled and fell.

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And much of what I stumbled into by following my curiosity and intuition turned out to be priceless later on.

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And much of what I stumbled into by following my curiosity and intuition turned out to be priceless later on.

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