stumble
verb (used without object)
to strike the foot against something, as in walking or running, so as to stagger or fall; trip.
will be stumbling
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future progressiveof stumble.future progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that will be taking place in the future.
Example Sentences
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If they retain Kelly, they will be stumbling there beneath loads of baggage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2023
Until he re-engineers how GE measures itself, he will be stumbling about in the murk.
From Economist ● Jan. 25, 2018
If our students’ minds are not allowed to dig deep into our history, literature, philosophy, politics, social sciences, religion, arts, we will be stumbling blindly into the future.
From Washington Times ● May 28, 2016
But when this is wanting, the people will be stumbling, and departing from God and one another; therefore God complains, Hos. iv.
From An Exhortation to Peace and Unity by John Bunyan
I must lock that door, or some blundering fool will be stumbling in without taking the trouble to knock.
From Mischievous Maid Faynie by Laura Jean Libbey
