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Meaning of Stumbling | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈstʌmblɪŋ

Definitions

The motion of one who stumbles.

Equivalents

العربية التّعثّر
Suomi horjahdus kompastelu kompastuminen kompastus kompuroiminen kompurointi
हिन्दी ठोकर
Svenska snavning

Examples

“Some evolutionary theorists stress⟳ that cultural innovation allows human beings to overcome⟳ the blind stumblings of natural selection: we deliberately solve⟳ a problem and pass⟳ on that solution to our descendants, who improve⟳ on it in turn⟳.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

stumbling block stumbling stock stumbling stone stumbling-block stumbling-stone stumblingblock

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