🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

비틀거리다

Pronunciation / Transliteration: biteulgeorida

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Stumble/ˈstʌmbəl/
verbnounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #3420 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"그는 돌부리에 걸려 비틀거렸다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To trip or momentarily lose one's balance while walking or running.

    "She watched her step so she wouldn't stumble on the loose stones."
As noun
  1. 1

    An act of tripping or losing one's balance.

    "A slight stumble nearly cost him the race."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Middle English stumblen, from Old Norse stumra (to stumble); akin to Old English stamian (to stammer) and Old High German stummeln.

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