ˈfɔːltə(r)

ˈstæɡə ˈstæɡɚ ˈstʌmbəl ˈstʌmbəl tɹɪp tɹɪp an unintentional but embarrassing blunder he recited the whole poem without a single trip he arranged his robes to avoid a trip-up later confusion caused his unfortunate misstep an unsteady uneven gait make an error She slipped up and revealed the name miss a step and fall or nearly fall She stumbled over the tree root walk unsteadily, tripping repeatedly The drunk man stumbled about encounter by chance I stumbled across a long-lost cousin last night in a restaurant