- present participle of stumble.
stumbling
Example Sentences
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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
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
“Go” catches the frenetic, tumbling, stumbling pace of the Beat generation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
"I was a party planner for over 10 years and ... I was very sustainably focused. The final stumbling block for me was the balloon waste," she told AFP.
From Barron's ● Aug. 23, 2026
Ahead, she heard a heavy crunch, like two feet stumbling.
From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat
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