stumble down

Frequency: 6.37.8 per million words

To move downwards in an unsteady way.

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Examples (10)

  • The child stumbled down the stairs in his oversized pajamas.
  • Exhausted after the long hike, they stumbled down the steep mountain path.
  • He stumbled down the hallway, still half-asleep and disoriented.
  • The drunk man stumbled down the street after the bar closed for the night.
  • She stumbled down the steps, nearly losing her balance in her high heels.
  • The soldiers stumbled down the rocky slope and into the safety of the valley.
  • They stumbled down the dark alleyway, desperately looking for an exit.
  • The deer stumbled down the muddy embankment toward the river.
  • I watched him stumble down the basement stairs with a heavy box in his arms.
  • She stumbled down the hill, her legs feeling like lead after the race.