to stumble
171
2.8
- verb
- /ˈstʌmbl/
:
toparse con
- While exploring the ancient ruins, we stumbled upon a hidden treasure chest.
- stumble across
- one day, I stumbled
It's so rare that a character will stumble upon clues themselves.
- It's so rare that a character will stumble upon clues themselves.
- It's that feeling when you stumble into something special.
- You guys ever stumble across really out there Airbnb's?
- And, you know, so I've, I've just sort of stumbled across them.
- Were you test marketing or did you really stumble into what's become Khan Academy?
Examples
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It's so rare that a character will stumble upon clues themselves.
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It looks like we stumbled upon like a hidden mall.
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So let's say by accident they stumble upon us, right?
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Were you test marketing or did you really stumble into what's become Khan Academy?
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Have any of you ever stumbled upon something in a dark room?
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Let me give you a little something I stumbled across on my travels.
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Wander the markets long enough and you're sure to stumble across the unexpected.
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Lily gets lost in the palace and stumbles upon a strange and wonderful ceremony.
Fiction book (1994) -
Little did Wood know that he'd just stumbled across the latest in literary critical theory.
Fiction book (1992) -
Meanwhile Black Larson stumbled onto Big Jim's mountain of gold.
Synonyms
442
3.2
To meet someone or find a problem unexpectedly
338
2.7
Meet someone by chance without planning
244
2.6
To find something or someone by chance
211
3.5
To accidentally become involved in a situation you did not plan
55
2.2
To meet someone by chance in a public place
50
2.2
To find something or someone by chance
43
2.7
Find something by chance while doing something else
37
2.8
To find something by chance
32
3.7
Meet someone by chance
18
6.1
To find something or someone by accident while doing something else
16
3.0
To see something for a short time, usually by chance
15
4.9
Find a person or thing by chance
15
2.4
To see someone or something suddenly and for a short time
10
3.9
To find something by accident
7
4.9
To find or think of something by chance
5
3.6
To find something by chance
3
5.1
Find someone or something by accident
1
5.8
To find a person or thing by chance while you are going somewhere
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
1
5.6
To speak with small pauses and mistakes because you are nervous
Phrasal Verbs
How Unexpected
171
2.8
244
2.6
338
2.7
55
2.2
∞
1.0
- Informal
81
2.1
- Informal
∞
1.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
Stumble in the sense 'find by chance' is easy to remember: imagine literally tripping and so meeting something unexpectedly. A helpful way to remember is that to stumble onto something is to 'come across' it by accident.