The difference between Goof and Stumble

When used as nouns, goof means an error made during production which finds its way into the final release, whereas stumble means a fall, trip or substantial misstep.

When used as verbs, goof means to make a mistake, whereas stumble means to trip or fall.

check bellow for the other definitions of Goof and Stumble

  1. Goof as a noun (US, informal):

    A mistake or error, An error made during production which finds its way into the final release.

    Examples:

    "I made a goof in that last calculation."

  2. Goof as a noun (US, informal):

    A foolish and/or silly person; a goofball.

    Examples:

    "Your little brother is a total goof."

  3. Goof as a noun (Canada, prison, _, slang):

    A child molester.

  1. Goof as a verb (US):

    To make a mistake.

    Examples:

    "It's my fault: I goofed."

  2. Goof as a verb (US):

    To engage in mischief.

    Examples:

    "We were just goofing by painting the neighbors cat green."

  1. Stumble as a noun:

    A fall, trip or substantial misstep.

  2. Stumble as a noun:

    An error or blunder.

  3. Stumble as a noun:

    A clumsy walk.

  1. Stumble as a verb (intransitive):

    To trip or fall; to walk clumsily.

    Examples:

    "He stumbled over a rock."

  2. Stumble as a verb (intransitive):

    To make a mistake or have trouble.

    Examples:

    "I always stumble over verbs in Spanish."

  3. Stumble as a verb (transitive):

    To cause to stumble or trip.

  4. Stumble as a verb (transitive, figurative):

    To mislead; to confound; to cause to err or to fall.

  5. Stumble as a verb:

    To strike or happen (upon a person or thing) without design; to fall or light by chance; with on, upon, or against.

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