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"stumble over words" is correct and can be used in written English.
You can use this phrase when you need to express that someone is having difficulty speaking or organizing their thoughts, either because they are nervous or overwhelmed. For example, "The actor was so nervous that he stumbled over his words as he accepted his award."
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Occasionally he can still stumble over words but he delivers a plainer message in plainer language.
"I could read notes, but as far as reading text, I would stumble over words and would have to spell it out for him.
This way you won't stumble over words!
Whimsical yet highly educational, don't worry if you stumble over words when you read aloud.
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Jellinek was nervous and several times stumbled over words.
They read aloud haltingly, stumbling over words like "Vietnamese," "fatalities" and "authorities".
Much of the document was handwritten, and Stewart stumbled over words as he read it aloud.
He reads awkwardly at first, stumbling over words like "Buccleuch"; his co-workers mill around, sorting mail, looming behind windows.
He stumbled over words, mixed metaphors, forgot lines and went back on himself – and the audience drifted from his grasp.
My Baghdad University-trained translators consistently stumbled over words like debate, tolerance and compromise -- growing up under Saddam Hussein made it harder for them to grasp these concepts as real.
He stumbled over words such as "Hamas" and the lesson appeared to be: "The world is complicated, the Middle East is even more complicated".
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com