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| 1. | [ verb ] speak haltingly | |
| Synonyms: | stammer stutter falter | |
| Related terms: | talk | |
| 2. | [ verb ] speak haltingly | |
| Synonyms: | stammer stutter falter | |
| Examples: | "The speaker faltered when he saw his opponent enter the room" |
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| Related terms: | talk hesitation stammer stammerer | |
| 3. | [ verb ] make a mess of, destroy or ruin | |
| Synonyms: | fuck_up spoil louse_up flub muck_up foul_up blunder mess_up ball_up bobble muff blow fumble fluff bollocks bollocks_up bungle mishandle bollix bollix_up screw_up botch_up botch | |
| Examples: | "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out" "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement" |
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| Related terms: | fail blurt_out blunder spoil bungler fluff ballup screwup | |
| 4. | [ verb ] walk unsteadily | |
| Synonyms: | stumble falter | |
| Examples: | "The drunk man stumbled about" |
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| Related terms: | walk lurch | |
| Similar spelling: |
bumbler bumblebee bumbling bomblet |
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