stumbling 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of stumblingnext
as in muttering

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stumbling

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verb

present participle of stumble
1
as in falling
to go down from an upright position suddenly and involuntarily the bride stumbled on the altar steps and landed smack in the arms of the minister

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2
as in struggling
to proceed or act clumsily or ineffectually stumbled twice while she was reciting the "Gettysburg Address"

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3
as in shuffling
to move heavily or clumsily the tipsy revelers left the path and wearily stumbled through the tangled undergrowth

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4
as in fumbling
to make a mistake that network announcer rarely stumbles when he's on the air

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stumbling
  1. falling
  2. struggling
  3. shuffling
  4. tripping
  5. stomping
  6. slipping
  7. toppling
  8. hesitant
Verb
  • To qualify for relief, a reporting company must have a BOI reporting deadline falling within the period beginning one day before the date the specified disaster began - as indicated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) – and ending 90 days after that date.
    Matthew F. Erskine, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The fall 2024 release is 11 years old (falling on the younger end of the age range for Old Fitzgerald), meaning it was distilled in the fall of 2013 and bottled in the fall of this year.
    Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 14 Dec. 2024
Definition of falling
Verb
  • This surely is a positive development for Rumble, which has been struggling with user engagement issues on its platform.
    Trefis Team, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Key young players struggling Tortorella isn’t wrong that Michkov has seemed to hit a wall of late.
    Kevin Kurz, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of struggling
Verb
  • But the $12 billion decline in his fortune has more to do with asset shuffling than stock price movement.
    Julie Goldenberg, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
  • James has been shuffling back and forth between the NBA and the G League.
    Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of shuffling
Verb
  • Others are participating in travel trends such as dry-tripping (also known as sober curious travel) and the option to be alcohol-free during their travels.
    Ronny Maye, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
  • The bill is named after the late star, who died in 2019 after tripping on loose cables while shooting a TV series.
    Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of tripping
Verb
  • On June 1, she was charged with beating and stomping a woman inside Webb’s Bronx apartment building that day.
    John Annese, New York Daily News, 21 Dec. 2024
  • The pounding of Mary’s heartbeat becomes the stomping feet of the crowd at the high school.
    Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of stomping
Verb
  • Thanks to the film’s costume designer Arianne Phillips, the star is a total dead-ringer for Dylan on the big screen, slipping into his effortlessly-cool wardrobe of Levi’s flares, leather blazers, and silk shirts.
    Christian Allaire, Vogue, 24 Dec. 2024
  • And becoming Mindy again, slipping into her incredible outfits, helped me too.
    Theresa Pichler, Glamour, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of slipping
Verb
  • While toppling the old system was swift, overhauling it will take time — and the students and the technocrats now in charge may not have that luxury.
    Saif Hasnat Atul Loke, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The American Kennel Club (AKC) recommends tethering the tree to a hook to stop it from toppling and monitoring your dog to avoid pine needle ingestion.
    Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of toppling
Adjective
  • The incident report states the victim is uncooperative and was hesitant to press charges or speak about this case.
    Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 22 Dec. 2024
  • While DeYoung is hesitant to give too much away, fans of Robinson's work can probably imagine how this budding friendship turns sour.
    Mike Miller, EW.com, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of hesitant
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