"Stumbled" Pronounce,Meaning And Examples

"Stumbled" Meaning

to trip and almost fall, often because of not watching where you are going.

Example: "I stumbled on the sidewalk and almost fell over."

to find something or someone by accident, often when you are not looking.

Example: "I was browsing through books and stumbled upon my favorite author."

to make a mistake or do something incorrectly.

Example: "I stumbled over the words and couldn't finish the sentence."

to hesitate or make slow progress, often because you are not sure what to do.

Example: "The project was going slowly because we stumbled over the details."

"Stumbled" Examples

1. Definite Article Example

The tourists walked around the old neighborhood, trying to find their way by feeling their way up the street, literally, stumbled upon an old antique store that stood there for years.

2. Past Perfect Continuous Tense Example

Prior to arriving at the party, Sarah had been studying for hours but stumbled over her words during her presentation because of the misleading question.

3. Preposition Example

While hiking, the group stumbled upon a narrow water spring in the dense forest and realized it might be hidden for years.

4. Adverb Example

Shielding herself from the neighbors, she saw that she had really stumbled across their tickets to the summer concert, but they looked out of date.

5. Idiomatic Expression Example

After taking her eyes off her readings for minutes, she stumbled through an unexpected storm outside that night in New York while jogging.