struikelen — meaning in English

English meaning

• falter verb To lose strength, confidence, or momentum; to hesitate or waver.
• stumble verb To trip or lose one’s balance while walking.
• totter verb To walk, move or stand unsteadily or falteringly; threatening to fall.
• trip noun A journey, especially for pleasure or a specific purpose.

Senses

struikelen is used for these senses in English:

• falter To stumble.
• stumble A fall, trip or substantial misstep.
• stumble (transitive, figurative) To mislead; to confound; to cause to err or to fall.
• totter To walk, move or stand unsteadily or falteringly; threatening to fall.
• trip (intransitive) To fall over or stumble over an object as a result of striking it with one's foot

falter — full definition

1. verb To lose strength, confidence, or momentum; to hesitate or waver.
2. verb To stumble or move unsteadily.

stumble — full definition

1. verb To trip or lose one’s balance while walking.
2. verb To come across something by chance.

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