He claims he stumbled into acting.
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stumble into — ˈstumble ˌinto [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they stumble into he/she/it stumbles into present participle stumbling into past tense … Useful english dictionary
stumble into something — ˈstumble into sth derived to become involved in sth by chance • I stumbled into acting when I left college. Main entry: ↑stumblederived … Useful english dictionary
Stumble into Grace — Infobox Album | Name = Stumble into Grace Type = Album Artist = Emmylou Harris Released = September 23, 2003 Recorded = February June 2003, Kingston, NY and Nashville, TN Genre = Country, Pop Length = 45:16 Label = Nonesuch Records Producer =… … Wikipedia
stumble — stumble, trip, blunder, lurch, flounder, lumber, galumph, lollop, bumble can mean to move unsteadily, clumsily, or with defective equilibrium (as in walking, in doing, or in proceeding). Stumble, trip, blunder, lurch, and flounder as applied to… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
stumble — stum|ble1 [ stʌmbl ] verb intransitive * 1. ) to fall or almost fall while you are walking or running: Cheryl s horse stumbled, throwing her to the ground. stumble over/on etc.: On his morning run, Derek stumbled over a fallen tree. stumble… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
stumble */ — UK [ˈstʌmb(ə)l] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms stumble : present tense I/you/we/they stumble he/she/it stumbles present participle stumbling past tense stumbled past participle stumbled 1) a) to fall or almost fall while you are walking or… … English dictionary
stumble — [stum′bəl] vi. stumbled, stumbling [ME stumblen < Scand, as in Norw dial. stumba, ON stumra < IE base * stem , to bump against, hamper > STAMMER, Ger stumm, Du stom, mute] 1. to trip or miss one s step in walking, running, etc. 2. to… … English World dictionary
Stumble — Stum ble, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Stumbled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Stumbling}.] [OE. stumblen, stomblen; freq. of a word akin to E. stammer. See {Stammer}.] 1. To trip in walking or in moving in any way with the legs; to strike the foot so as to fall, or … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stumble upon — stumble (up)on (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To find or meet by chance: bump into, chance on (or upon), come across, come on (or upon), find, happen on (or upon), light on (or upon), run across, run into, tumble on. Archaic: alight on (or upon).… … English dictionary for students
stumble on — stumble (up)on (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To find or meet by chance: bump into, chance on (or upon), come across, come on (or upon), find, happen on (or upon), light on (or upon), run across, run into, tumble on. Archaic: alight on (or upon).… … English dictionary for students
