What is another word for stumbling?
Pronunciation:
[ stˈʌmblɪŋ], [ stˈʌmblɪŋ], [ s_t_ˈʌ_m_b_l_ɪ_ŋ]
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Synonyms for Stumbling:
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adj.
• maladroit • oafish • uncoordinated • awkward- Blundering ,
- Floundering ,
- amateurish ,
- artless ,
- bulky ,
- bungling ,
- butterfingers ,
- coarse ,
- gawky ,
- graceless ,
- incompetent ,
- inept ,
- inexpert ,
- lumbering ,
- rude ,
- stiff ,
- uncouth ,
- unfit ,
- ungainly ,
- ungraceful ,
- unpolished ,
- unrefined ,
- unskilled ,
- unskillful .
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adv.
• roughly -
n.
• hesitation • indecisiveness • staggering -
v.
• erring • failing • stumbling Other relevant words:
• noun
- Attaining ,
- Boggling ,
- Chancing ,
- Dispatching ,
- Faulting ,
- Gaining ,
- Impedimental ,
- Jaunting ,
- Lunging ,
- Muffing ,
- Murdering ,
- Plunging ,
- Reeling ,
- Removing ,
- Stumbled ,
- Stumblingly ,
- Swagging ,
- Tallying ,
- Teetering ,
- activating ,
- actuating ,
- astonishing ,
- astonishingly ,
- astounding ,
- astoundingly ,
- awkward ,
- awkwardly ,
- bankruptcy ,
- bar ,
- barrier ,
- bitching ,
- bobbling ,
- breakdown ,
- bumbling ,
- cessation ,
- clumsily ,
- cul de sac ,
- dancing ,
- debility ,
- defect ,
- deficiency ,
- delay ,
- difficulty ,
- disturbance ,
- doddering ,
- doubt ,
- failure ,
- fall over ,
- falteringly ,
- fault ,
- faulty ,
- feebleness ,
- fix ,
- foundering ,
- fragility ,
- fumbling ,
- halting ,
- haltingly ,
- happening ,
- hesitant ,
- hesitantly ,
- hesitating ,
- hesitation ,
- hindrance ,
- hitch ,
- impediment ,
- imperfection ,
- infirmity ,
- interruption ,
- irresolution ,
- klutzy ,
- lapsing ,
- lurching ,
- maladroit ,
- maladroitly ,
- mishandling ,
- missing ,
- oafish ,
- obstacle ,
- obstruction ,
- perplexing ,
- piping ,
- pitching ,
- reaching ,
- scoring ,
- setback ,
- shambling ,
- shifting ,
- sinning ,
- sparking ,
- staggeringly ,
- stammering ,
- stoppage ,
- stumble ,
- stumbles ,
- stumping ,
- stupefying ,
- stupefyingly ,
- stuttering ,
- suspension ,
- tentatively ,
- to and fro ,
- totter ,
- traveling ,
- travelling ,
- triggering ,
- tumbling ,
- uncertainly ,
- uncoordinated ,
- uneven ,
- unsteady ,
- walking unsteadily ,
- wavering ,
- weakness ,
- weaving ,
- wobbling .
- HIT ,
- blunder ,
- blunder upon ,
- bumble ,
- bump ,
- careen ,
- chance ,
- chance upon ,
- come across ,
- come up against ,
- discover ,
- encounter ,
- err ,
- fall ,
- fall down ,
- fall upon ,
- falter ,
- find ,
- flounder ,
- hesitate ,
- light ,
- light upon ,
- limp ,
- lose balance ,
- lumber ,
- lurch ,
- meet ,
- muddle ,
- pitch ,
- reel ,
- run across ,
- shuffle ,
- stammer ,
- stub toe on ,
- swing ,
- tilt ,
- topple ,
- trip ,
- tumble ,
- turn up ,
- wallow ,
- waver ,
- wobble .
How to use "Stumbling" in context?
careless mistake that often results in embarrassment or humiliation
often results in pain or a fall
commonly refers to something (a person, an object, or a thought) that is unintentional
can often be a sign of incompetence or poor judgement
often leads to embarrassment, frustration, or regret
occurs when someone trips on a crack in the sidewalk, or when they are carrying something heavy and don't see the obstacle in front of them
Paraphrases for Stumbling:
Paraphrases are highlighted according to their relevancy:
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Independent
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Adjective
ailing, obstacle, sluggish, staggering, strained, struggling, non-performing.
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Verb, gerund or present participle
ailing, dying, facing, hindering, struggling, tripping, Defaulting, Hampering.
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Adjective
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Other Related
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Adjective
deadlocked, embattled, troubled, Stalled.
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Verb, gerund or present participle
faltering.
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Adjective
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