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stumbling onto

stumbling onto is the present participle and gerund of stumble onto.

Meaning of stumble onto

Verb

stumble onto (third-person singular simple present stumbles onto, present participle stumbling onto, simple past and past participle stumbled onto)

  1. Synonym of stumble on (To discover or find something by accident)
    Synonyms:
    stumble on

Questions about stumbling onto

What is stumbling onto the present participle and gerund of?
Stumbling onto is the present participle and gerund of stumble onto.

Words near stumbling onto in the dictionary

  1. stumbling block
  2. stumbling blocke
  3. stumbling blocks
  4. stumbling into
  5. stumbling on
  6. stumbling onto
  7. stumbling stock
  8. stumbling stone
  9. stumbling stones
  10. stumbling upon
  11. stumbling-block

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