What is another word for stumble on?
Pronunciation:
[ stˈʌmbə͡l ˈɒn], [ stˈʌmbəl ˈɒn], [ s_t_ˈʌ_m_b_əl ˈɒ_n]
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Synonyms for Stumble on:
v.
• chance (verb)- break,
- stumble on,
- luck,
- come off,
- blunder on,
- stumble,
- hap,
- betide,
- befall,
- come about,
- transpire,
- hit upon,
- tumble,
- turn up,
- come,
- go,
- meet,
- light upon,
- occur,
- fall out,
- come to pass,
- be one's fate,
- bump,
- fall to one's lot,
- arrive,
- light.
- establish,
- lay one's hands on,
- come upon,
- search out,
- pinpoint,
- pin down,
- zero in on,
- strike,
- pick up on,
- happen upon,
- trip over,
- position,
- station,
- read,
- come across,
- ferret out,
- discover,
- get at,
- place,
- determine.
Other synonyms:
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- locate.
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- come up with.
- lays hands on,
- happened upon,
- searching out,
- lay hands on,
- searched out,
- picking up on,
- located,
- pins down,
- zero on,
- pinning down,
- tripping over,
- tripped over.
- dredge up,
- encounter,
- delve,
- identify,
- catch on,
- excavate,
- notice,
- uproot,
- spark,
- ferret,
- find out,
- root,
- exhume,
- recognize,
- disclose,
- expose,
- nose out,
- smell out,
- ascertain,
- hear,
- scent,
- spot,
- dig up,
- unmask,
- disinter,
- find,
- uncover,
- exhibit,
- see,
- learn,
- espy,
- observe,
- wise up to,
- reveal,
- note,
- see the light,
- descry,
- catch,
- distinguish,
- track down.
- laid open,
- Subjected,
- made known,
- making known,
- Subjecting,
- laying bare,
- uncovering,
- laying open,
- tip hand,
- laid bare,
- opening up,
- opened up.
- arrive upon,
- goof,
- alight upon,
- run,
- fall in with,
- fumble,
- chance upon,
- happen,
- HIT,
- stumble upon,
- boner,
- pitch upon,
- fall upon,
- tumble on,
- blunder upon,
- blunder,
- come at,
- come on,
- happen on,
- meet up with,
- run across,
- chance on,
- come up against,
- reach,
- alight on,
- bloomer,
- arrive at,
- bump into,
- muff,
- Foozle,
- bungle,
- light on,
- blooper,
- run into,
- strike upon,
- bull,
- stumble into.
How to use "Stumble on" in context?
"stumble on" is a colloquial phrase which means to happen upon something unintentionally. The origins of the phrase are unknown, but it is most commonly attributed to English author and poet Rudyard Kipling. In one of his poems, "The Adventure of Babalugli," Kipling uses the phrase to describe the dramatic moment when a hired goon, known as a "babalugli," steps on a hidden blade while escorting the semi-conscious (and unarmed) protagonist. The unexpectedly sharp object pierces the goon's foot and sends him tumbling to the ground.
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