stumbling
present participle ofstumble
| 单词 | stumbling |
| 释义 | stumbling present participle ofstumble stumble verb uk/ˈstʌm.bəl/us/ˈstʌm.bəl/stumbleverb(WALK)C2[I] tostepawkwardlywhilewalkingorrunningandfallorbegintofall: Running along thebeach, she stumbledonalogandfellon thesand. In thefinalstraightMeyers stumbled, andalthoughhe didn'tfallit was enough tolosehim firstplace. to go down onto the ground suddenly
[Iusually+ adv/prep] towalkin a way that does notseemcontrolled: We couldhearher stumblingabout/aroundthebedroomin thedark. Hepulledon hisclothesand stumbledintothekitchen. Falling and dropping
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Moving unsteadily or with difficulty stumbleverb(PAUSE)C2[I] to make amistake, such asrepeatingsomething orpausingfor toolong, whilespeakingorplayingapieceofmusic: When thepoetstumbledoveralinein themiddleof apoem, someone in theaudiencecorrectedhim. Ways of speaking
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Making mistakes Phrasal verbsstumble across/on/uponsomething/someone stumble intosomething Examplesofstumblingstumbling In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. One of the majorstumblingblocks may be the availability of sufficient capital to fund the company's start up operations. From theCambridge English Corpus The phonological structure of sign is astumblingblock in their recognition of sign meaning. From theCambridge English Corpus Two of the ' productive sectors ', agriculture and especially the construction industry, are criticallystumblingbehind. From theCambridge English Corpus With the retreat of religious controversy from the public sphere, the crucialstumblingblock for national\\state-wide educational provision was removed. From theCambridge English Corpus Two majorstumblingblocks prevent the spread of use of this new and renewable energy. From theCambridge English Corpus These conflicts proved to bestumblingblocks in the laborious road to a cross-border tariffication system compatible with the internal market concept. From theCambridge English Corpus The text is almost continuously present and is to be recited in astumblingand searching syllabification on the same monochrome tone. From theCambridge English Corpus The steps are shorter and faster, and the motion looks like the model isstumblingforward. From theCambridge English Corpus But beyond these details there was one overallstumblingblock. From theCambridge English Corpus The performer may thus read this part withoutstumblingover changes in modus or dots that could be misinterpreted. From theCambridge English Corpus Thestumblingblock for many of our commentators was the lack of a "mechanism" in our theory. From theCambridge English Corpus Theirstumblingblock, however, was the lack of a well-thought-out ideal of completeness in their contemporary theory of science. From theCambridge English Corpus We arestumblinginto learning how cities should best be made and managed. From theCambridge English Corpus We arestumblingtoward it now and afraid to embrace it. From theCambridge English Corpus Thestumblingblock came in identifying where a homologue of the medial pronucleus derivatives, including the olfactory-recipient mediodorsal nucleus, was located in amphibians. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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