What does stumbling mean?
Stumbling means present participle and gerund of stumble.
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/ˈstʌmblɪŋ/ · verb
present participle and gerund of stumble.
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.
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Stumbling means present participle and gerund of stumble.
Common synonyms include staggering, unsteady, lurching, weaving.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
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.
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