Used in a Sentence

stumbling

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for stumbling.

Editorial note

It sounds like that felony was your biggest stumbling block, which means you'll appreciate growing past it more than anyone else.

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Parts of speech1

Quick take

The motion of one who stumbles.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of stumbling gathered in one view.

noun

The motion of one who stumbles.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for stumbling.

Example sentences

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It sounds like that felony was your biggest stumbling block, which means you'll appreciate growing past it more than anyone else.

2

You'll find yourself much more aware of how much time you spend stumbling over functional code after that.

3

That way if you start stumbling, you can talk your way through it and 'improvise'.

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On a related note, I hate stumbling across sci-fi novels on Amazon that conflate solar systems with galaxies.

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So, parts of all these futures will live on in stumbling synchrony.

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Isn't this a major, possibly fatal stumbling block to extensive space exploration?

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But without having that foundation, you're still stumbling around in the dark.

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I'm much more worried about my son stumbling onto a beheading than porn, but I suppose to each his own.

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But don't kid yourself that there haven't been huge stumbling blocks put in their way in order to make the whole subject more specialized.

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It seems so obvious, I agree - but it's a big stumbling point, at least with those I come in contact with.

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> You'll find yourself much more aware of how much time you spend stumbling over functional code after that.

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Maybe it was the potential: the lure, the promise, the hidden cave of gaming goodness that we've been stumbling after all of these years.

Quote examples

1

"Often the very education may a stumbling block in the process of learning." People don't want to learn because it's hard?

2

Your argument presumes an inference of the definition from the etymology, which would perhaps not be an unreasonable approach if you were a future archeologist stumbling on the fragmentary remains of our society and the only information you had for interpreting the modern English word "feminism" was an idea of its linguistic roots.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use stumbling in a sentence?

It sounds like that felony was your biggest stumbling block, which means you'll appreciate growing past it more than anyone else.

What does stumbling mean?

The motion of one who stumbles.

What part of speech is stumbling?

stumbling is commonly used as noun.