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stumbling

  • present participle
    of stumble.
    stumble
    verb (used without object)
    to strike the foot against something, as in walking or running, so as to stagger or fall; trip.
  • a word derived from stumble.
    stumble
    verb (used without object)
    to strike the foot against something, as in walking or running, so as to stagger or fall; trip.

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The fumbling, bumbling Chargers keep stumbling in their unprecedented 0-4 start in the Jim Harbaugh era.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026

There has been a wave of criticism in Germany after the town of Heidenau, near Dresden in Saxony, decided to ban "stumbling stone" memorials to victims of the Nazis.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

The tumult comes as the 10-year yield was moving close to the widely watched 5% threshold, which many see as a stumbling block for stocks.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026

If “Backrooms” was all about stumbling onto a place humans aren’t supposed to go, “Chronovisor” puts us exactly where we need to be.

From Salon ● Sep. 7, 2026

I check her list and read aloud, stumbling over the big words.

From "Invisible Inkling" by Emily Jenkins