Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stumble on

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.42 in modern English

Syllables: stum-ble on
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see stumble, on.

verb

To discover or find something by accident.

Intransitive verb

verb

To meet somebody by chance.

Intransitive verb

verb

To continue with difficulty in one's endeavours; to struggle on.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"After 1849 Lord John Russell's government—virtually a Whig cousinhood—lurched but managed to stumble on until 1852."
"The 2-1 home defeat to Everton in October was the first warning shot. Although he stumbled on for another month, that was the end for Hasenhuttl."

Usage

Intransitive verb

Inflected Forms

stumbles on (present, singular) stumbling on (participle, present) stumbled on (participle, past) stumbled on (past)

Synonyms

chance upon come across come upon happen across happen upon stumble across stumble upon

Questions

What does stumble on mean?: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see stumble, on.

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