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In the Bible, something that leads to sin
enemy; cause of moral stumbling". In the Septuagint Psalms 140:9 a stumbling block means anything that leads to sin. A stumbling stone makes someone trip
Stumbling_block
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up stumbling block in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A stumbling block is a behavior or attitude that leads another to sin. Stumbling block may also
Stumbling block (disambiguation)
Stumbling_block_(disambiguation)
Brass plate memorial for victims of Nazism
Stolperstein (pronounced [ˈʃtɔlpɐˌʃtaɪn] ; plural Stolpersteine; in English "stumbling block") is a ten-centimetre (four-inch) concrete cube bearing a brass plate
Stolperstein
Object that blocks one's way or prevents or hinders progress
barrier, impediment, or stumbling block) is an object, thing, action or situation that causes an obstruction. A obstacle blocks or hinders our way forward
Obstacle
Prohibition against misleading people by use of a "stumbling block"
expression defining a prohibition against misleading people by use of a "stumbling block", or allowing a person to proceed unawares in unsuspecting danger or
Lifnei_iver
law. A statement in the Torah (Leviticus 19:14) prohibits "placing a stumbling block before the blind." Jewish tradition sees this as a figuratively expressed
Jewish_business_ethics
Austrian conscientious objector executed by Nazi Germany (1900–1940)
one's conscientious conviction is not a crime. On 23 June 2009 a "stumbling block" (Stolperstein) was installed by Gunter Demnig at Spitalgasse 3 in
Rudolf_Redlinghofer
German artist
1947) is a German artist. He is best known for his Stolperstein ("stumbling block") memorials to the victims of Nazi persecution, including Jews, homosexuals
Gunter_Demnig
British artist and writer (1948–2022)
Carpi and composer Gary Lloyd, based their hybrid dance piece The Stumbling Block on the poetry cycle by Catling, which includes sections of the cycle
Brian_Catling
1999 compilation album by Unwound
7-inch singles and multiple-artist compilations. "Crab Nebula" and "Stumbling Block" originally appeared on the band's 1991 demo tape. The fourth song
A_Single_History:_1991–1997
19:14, "Do not put a stumbling block before the blind", for the rabbis interpreted that verse to prohibit any type of stumbling block: theological (e. g
Jewish_views_on_suicide
British actress (1947–2025)
Top – "All Very Hush, Hush" Sheri Lomax 1972 Armchair Theatre – "The Stumbling Block" Jenny 1972, 1980 Playhouse – "A Splinter of Ice" and "Visitors for
Judy_Loe
American writer (born 1962)
"the threshold to God" and states that "good neighbors never put a stumbling block between a fellow image bearer and the God who made her." "If you love
Rosaria_Butterfield
Third son of the Israelite king David
was not received in humility as a gift from heaven, and so became a stumbling block to him." He was "one of those who, while casting longing eyes upon
Absalom
Jamaican roots reggae band
ISBN 0-7535-0242-9 Stumbling Block Archived 5 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine at Roots Archives McNair, James (2006) "Knowledge - Stumbling Block", MOJO, Issues
Knowledge_(band)
De facto state in West Asia and the Mediterranean Sea
pro-independence Turkish Cypriot President, as the main stumbling block, but also due to Greece threatening to block eastern EU expansion. It was hoped that Cyprus's
Northern_Cyprus
Series of fires in New York City, USA
photographers los seis, members commented that "building after building, block after block was disappearing," and that they "...grew up always smelling wood
1970s South Bronx building fires
1970s_South_Bronx_building_fires
horse, and his American nationality had been regarded as a potential stumbling block to his candidacy, reflecting unease about enhancing the United States's
2025_conclave
Marathi actor, producer and director
"Censor Board's approval for scripts is a protective shield, not a stumbling block: Shrirang Godbole". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 11 October 2021. Sharma
Shrirang_Godbole
Topics referred to by the same term
Skandalon (from the Greek σκανδαλον) may refer to: Stumbling block, in the Bible, a behavior or attitude that leads another to sin Scandal, an action
Skandalon
Formal disaffiliation from the Christian religion
[skandalon] refers to a stumbling block to faith in the context of false teaching. According to 1 John 2:10 there is no cause for stumbling or sin in a believer
Apostasy_in_Christianity
British and American rock supergroup (1988–1991)
Bangladesh for release, Dylan's label, Columbia, presented the main stumbling block. In the album credits, the "Wilburys" joke was extended further, with
Traveling_Wilburys
result since 1990, while the Greens suffered small losses. The major stumbling block to a parliamentary majority was the new Left Party, led by Gregor Gysi
2005_German_federal_election
American television series (2018–2023)
disappointingly mediocre ... and its choice of leading man may be a major stumbling block." In a negative critique, Vanity Fair's Sonia Saraiya chastised the
Jack_Ryan_(TV_series)
American cognitive scientist (born 1970)
3 (March 2017), pp. 58–63. Marcus points out a so far insuperable stumbling block to artificial intelligence: an incapacity for reliable disambiguation
Gary_Marcus
Fictional technology
Navigators who intuitively "see paths through foldspace" in this way. This stumbling block is overcome several thousand years after the events of Dune when Ixian
List of technology in the Dune universe
List_of_technology_in_the_Dune_universe
Austrian diplomat, foreign minister and Chancellor (1773–1859)
could have done much to secure Austria's future, and he was deemed a stumbling block to reforms in Austria. Metternich was also a supporter of the arts
Klemens_von_Metternich
English boxer (born 1982)
week of October 2018 to complete negotiations. This was said to be a stumbling block for the potential Usyk vs. Bellew fight. According to Hearn, the fight
Tony_Bellew
Ability to perceive, infer, retain or apply information
3 (March 2017), pp. 61–63. Marcus points out a so far insuperable stumbling block to artificial intelligence: an incapacity for reliable disambiguation
Intelligence
American drama television series
captures Connelly's Los Angeles," while noting that "the series' biggest stumbling block is that it's stubbornly slow-paced". Brian Lowry of Variety wrote that
Bosch_(TV_series)
Transfer of the meaning of something in one language into another
an external reality." Gary Marcus notes that a so far insuperable stumbling block to artificial intelligence is an incapacity for reliable disambiguation
Translation
Spanish basketball player (born 1990)
signing Rubio if he could not immediately go to the NBA. The main stumbling block to Rubio's NBA move was a clause in the league's collective bargaining
Ricky_Rubio
2014 film by Bill Pohlad
his lack of a physical resemblance to the songwriter. That will be a stumbling block for some fans, but those who can get beyond it will find a very fine
Love_&_Mercy_(film)
Poem by Gaius Valerius Catullus
2009. C. H. Sisson writes "the obscenity of Catullus has long been a stumbling block". He follows Loeb, omitting poem lines as non-sequitur: because it
Catullus_16
Controlling a radio-controlled vehicle from the driver or pilot's view point
requirement for the model to be in direct sight of the pilot remains a legal stumbling block for the hobby. Drone racing Remote ID Regulation of unmanned aerial
First-person view (remote control)
First-person_view_(remote_control)
Traditional Spanish lace or silk veil worn over the head and shoulders
only served to call attention to them as an idol of prostitution, a stumbling block, and spiritual distress (Lobo 2015). He ordered that women who chose
Mantilla
American television police procedural (1993–2005)
Irvin (portrayed by Bill Brochtrup), whose homosexuality had been a stumbling block for Sipowicz in their interactions to that point. The next two seasons
NYPD_Blue
Filipino actress (1966–1985)
will not allow the error we have committed against you to stand as a stumbling block to that future which we all look forward to. We therefore ask you to
Pepsi_Paloma
Judaism's views on the central figure of Christianity
up to establish the vision; but they will stumble." (Dan.11,14) And can there be a greater stumbling block than this: All the prophets affirmed that the
Jewish_views_on_Jesus
British book editor (1924–2020)
of editorial intrusion and manipulation (or even invention), is a stumbling-block and a source of much misapprehension." In the same foreword, while
Christopher_Tolkien
Vehicle traffic control system
the speed and efficiency of sustainable transport modes. The main stumbling block to the widespread introduction of such systems is the fact that most
Smart_traffic_light
Fictional character created by Diana Gabaldon
main characters from the Outlander series for fear of creating "a stumbling block in the growth of the next novel." The Lord Grey character came to mind
Lord_John_Grey_(character)
Type of AI with wide-ranging abilities
3 (March 2017), pp. 58–63. Marcus points out a so far insuperable stumbling block to artificial intelligence: an incapacity for reliable disambiguation
Artificial general intelligence
Artificial_general_intelligence
problematical relation with reality, hence has this thesis proved a stumbling block. After we came out of the church, we stood talking for some time together
Egocentric_predicament
1993 film directed by John Singleton
but discipline is not high on the list. That flaw will be a major stumbling block toward wide appeal, and overseas prospects seem particularly remote
Poetic_Justice_(film)
President of Cameroon since 1982
Cameroonian government reported that "a few tens of kilometres remain[ed] a stumbling block" in finalising the land boundary. Cameroon–U.S. economic relations
Paul_Biya
British musical duo
one of their biggest hits and peaked at No. 7. The group then hit a stumbling block in deciding on a follow-up and past ill-feeling between the pair was
Dollar_(group)
WWII Soviet heavy tank
(which was a twenty-year-old Holt Caterpillar design) "was the main stumbling block of the KV-1, and there was some truth to rumors of Soviet drivers having
KV_tank_family
Underworld entity in Norse mythology
serving-maid Ganglöt (also "lazy walker"), the entrance threshold "Stumbling-block", the bed "Sick-bed", and the curtains "Gleaming-bale". High describes
Hel_(mythological_being)
1994 British film by Mike Newell
film, she earned around $3 million. Grant's participation hit another stumbling block when his agent requested a £5,000 rise over the £35,000 salary Grant
Four_Weddings_and_a_Funeral
Basketball team in Roanoke, Virginia
with the NBA were already underway entering the 1970s, but a major stumbling block was the presence of the Caps in Washington. Baltimore Bullets owner
Virginia_Squires
Island chain in Northeast Asia
guide for Kuril Islands. Southern Kuriles / Northern Territories: A Stumbling-block in Russia-Japan Relationship, history and analysis by Andrew Andersen
Kuril_Islands
Head of the Catholic Church since 2025
candidate. His American nationality had been regarded as a potential stumbling block to his candidacy, reflecting unease about enhancing the United States's
Pope_Leo_XIV
Savior and liberator of the Jewish people
Halacha 4. Chabad translation by Eliyahu Touge. Can there be a bigger stumbling block than this? All the Prophets said that the anointed one saves Israel
Messiah_in_Judaism
Argument against surveillance
argument "has been well documented in the privacy literature as a stumbling block to the development of pragmatic privacy protection strategies, and
Nothing_to_hide_argument
2007 book by Clive Hamilton
contends that Australia rather than the United States is the major stumbling block to a more effective Kyoto Protocol. In the final chapter of the book
Scorcher: The Dirty Politics of Climate Change
Scorcher:_The_Dirty_Politics_of_Climate_Change
Debate about the status of Jews in Europe
increasingly antisemitic tendency: Jews were described under this term as a stumbling block to the identity and cohesion of the German nation and as enemies within
Jewish_question
English association football player (born 1985)
decided against making an offer, citing his "high wages as the main stumbling block". However, a week later, Mansfield signed Foster on a one-and-a-half-year
Luke_Foster
Ukrainian boxer (born 1987)
week of October 2018 to complete negotiations. There was said to be a stumbling block for the potential Usyk vs. Bellew fight. According to Hearn, the fight
Oleksandr_Usyk
Proposed stadium
Rial, Bradley (November 3, 2025). "Chicago Bears' stadium plans hit stumbling block". "An open letter from President & CEO Kevin Warren regarding the Chicago
Chicago_Bears_Stadium
Singaporean badminton player
November 2022). "Loh Kean Yew's Hylo Open defence ends at familiar stumbling block". Yahoo! News. Retrieved 8 November 2022. Lee, David (16 November 2022)
Loh_Kean_Yew
identifying and tracking long-latency diseases have presented another stumbling block to reaching consensus on deaths beyond the immediate fatalities directly
Deaths due to the Chernobyl disaster
Deaths_due_to_the_Chernobyl_disaster
Filipino politician and television personality (born 1948)
will not allow the error we have committed against you to stand as a stumbling block to that future which we all look forward to. We therefore ask you to
Tito_Sotto
1989 film by Robert Zemeckis
different light. While most of the original cast agreed to return, a major stumbling block arose when negotiating Crispin Glover's fee for reprising the role
Back_to_the_Future_Part_II
Database software
to store and manipulate millions of satellite photographs. The only stumbling block was the company size: with only 150 employees, Illustra didn't have
Illustra
Period of reduced funding and interest in AI research
and other disciplines that schoolchildren take. A so far insuperable stumbling block to artificial intelligence is an incapacity for reliable disambiguation
AI_winter
Professional basketball league (1967–1976)
Robertson suit was finally settled in February 1976 that removed a stumbling block for a merger talk. In 1976, its last year of existence, the ABA pioneered
American Basketball Association
American_Basketball_Association
2012 Indian film by Seelan
inability to lend conviction to crucial scenes in the plot comes as a stumbling block". Kumar, S. R. Ashok (28 April 2012). "Audio Beat: Kandathum Kanathathum"
Kandathum_Kanathathum
2014 book by Michael Lewis
stuck in development hell. Lewis commented his thoughts as to the stumbling block to a book-to-movie adaptation during a session at the National Book
Flash_Boys
Patriarch of Antioch from 68 to 107
spirit be counted as nothing for the sake of the cross, which is a stumbling-block to those that do not believe, but to us salvation and life eternal
Ignatius_of_Antioch
Hypothetical event
and other disciplines that schoolchildren take. A so far insuperable stumbling block to artificial intelligence is an incapacity for reliable disambiguation
Technological_singularity
Austrian esotericist (1861–1925)
Kant's philosophy of an inaccessible beyond ("Jenseits-Philosophy") a stumbling block in achieving a satisfying philosophical viewpoint. Steiner postulates
Rudolf_Steiner
Mystery novels by Diana Gabaldon
main characters from the Outlander series for fear of creating "a stumbling block in the growth of the next novel." The Lord John character came to mind
Lord_John_series
American pastor and author (1934–1997)
12:7-10). His teaching revolutionized what was a major theological stumbling block to some mainstream Evangelicals, and normalized the demonstration of
John_Wimber
British comedy television series
both children, the lack of a separate bedroom for each child proves a stumbling block. Jason's father Vic comes to the rescue by reconfiguring the existing
Trying_(TV_series)
American basketball player and coach (born 1961)
some perceived Thomas's lack of coaching experience as the Pacers' stumbling block. In the off-season, Bird returned to the Pacers as president of basketball
Isiah_Thomas
Biblical counselor of King David
was not received in humility as a gift from heaven, and so became a stumbling block to him." He was "one of those who, while casting longing eyes upon
Ahitophel
Musical artist
Glad Me Release (1986) Send Threat To Me (1988) Slackness Done (1988) Stumbling Block/Sixteen (1988) Superstar (1988) Big Showdown (1990) Border Clash (1990)
Ninjaman
Spanish trainer aircraft
contract for 40 of the aircraft. However, obtaining engines remained a stumbling block, with Spain unable to afford to import the Wright engine in quantity
Hispano_HA-100
Fictional character in Home and Away
As a result, Tane’s burgeoning relationship with Jo played another stumbling block for Harper and Tane. In the middle of 2024, as the character of Harper
Harper_Matheson
Planned skyscraper in Manhattan, New York
2006). "At the Heart of Ground Zero Renegotiations, a 1,776-Foot Stumbling Block". Spotlight on the Region. 5 (6). Regional Plan Association. Archived
2_World_Trade_Center
Fund after September 11, 2001 attacks
airlines for any lack of security or otherwise unsafe procedures. A stumbling block to settlements was that many of the World Trade Center victims were
September 11th Victim Compensation Fund
September_11th_Victim_Compensation_Fund
American regional sports network
familiar with negotiations say CHSN's over-the-air broadcasts remain a stumbling block. In order to strike a pay-TV deal with Comcast, CHSN may have to pull
Chicago_Sports_Network
Prophet in the Book of Numbers
Pergamum who held the "teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to cast a stumbling-block before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed to idols, and
Balaam
Canadian tennis player (born 1994)
from Australian Open qualifying by Ashlyn Krueger as comeback hits stumbling block". tennisuptodate.com. January 9, 2023. Retrieved July 13, 2025. "Canada's
Eugenie_Bouchard
Casino operated on an internet platform
exodus did not last long in most cases as the benefits outweighed the stumbling blocks, due to the UK being a major market for online gambling.[citation needed]
Online_casino
English footballer (born 1990)
asking price set by the Railwaymen. With talks of the deal reaching a stumbling block, Aston Villa were quick to capitalise and signed the midfielder on
Ashley Westwood (footballer, born 1990)
Ashley_Westwood_(footballer,_born_1990)
Test of a machine's ability to imitate human intelligence
and other disciplines that schoolchildren take. A so far insuperable stumbling block to artificial intelligence is an incapacity for reliable disambiguation
Turing_test
Queen to ask Wilson to form a minority Labour government. The main stumbling block in the Heath-Thorpe talks were the latter's demand for the end of the
February 1974 United Kingdom general election
February_1974_United_Kingdom_general_election
Ruling party of Cambodia since 1979
mistrust and fear of neighbouring countries, which turned out to be a stumbling block for the ICP. On 28 June 1951, the Cambodian nationalists who struggled
Cambodian_People's_Party
Indian playback singer (1924–1980)
have any claim over the royalty money. Lata viewed his stand as a stumbling block on the royalty issue and stated that it is because of the singer's
Mohammed_Rafi
German Holocaust survivor (1925–2026)
named after his cousin Inge Katz, which Weinberg also attended. In 2011, stumbling stones were laid in Rhauderfehn at the lower end in front of the family's
Albrecht_Weinberg
Chapter of the New Testament
there those who hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balak to put a stumbling block before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed to idols, and
Revelation_2
French footballer (born 1985)
July 2020. "Lassana Diarra flies in for Celtic talks, bid hits late stumbling block". The42. 31 October 2014. Archived from the original on 17 July 2015
Lassana_Diarra
Computer file format
there were no PDF viewers for free operating systems—a particular stumbling block was the rendering of vectorised fonts, which are essential for combining
DjVu
1970 book by John Marco Allegro
Kingdom Demonstrates a cryptographic punning method, treating the "stumbling-block" (skandalon) as a Semitic mushroom pun (tiqla') to decode the New Testament
The Sacred Mushroom and the Cross
The_Sacred_Mushroom_and_the_Cross
Boxing match
week of October 2018 to complete negotiations. This was said to be a stumbling block for the potential Usyk vs. Bellew fight. According to Hearn, the fight
Oleksandr Usyk vs. Tony Bellew
Oleksandr_Usyk_vs._Tony_Bellew
Italian Child Holocaust victim (1937–1945)
during the war, and including a block for Sergio. In 2022, a small engraved memorial Stolperstein or stumbling block (Italian: pietra d’inciampo) was
Sergio_De_Simone
Symbol of Christianity
Paul the Apostle in 1 Corinthians: "we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and folly to Gentiles, but to those who are called, both Jews
Crucifix
1956 restoration of diplomatic relations between the USSR and Japan
Region 34.4 (2006) pp 77–100. Text of the declaration, from the UN website South Kuriles/Northern Territories: A Stumbling-block in Russia–Japan Relations
Soviet–Japanese Joint Declaration of 1956
Soviet–Japanese_Joint_Declaration_of_1956
STUMBLING BLOCK
STUMBLING BLOCK
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name from Middle English stebbing, stubbing ‘clearing’ (from an unattested Old English stybbing, a derivative of stubb ‘tree stump’).English : habitational name from Stebbing in Essex, which is named in Old English either as ‘the family or followers (Old English -ingas) of a man called Stybba’, an unattested Old English personal name, or ‘the dwellers among the tree stumps (Old English stybb)’.English : Edward Stebbins was one of the founders of Hartford, CT (coming from Cambridge, MA, with Thomas Hooker) in 1635.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for a short, fat man, from Middle English, Old French tronchon ‘piece broken off’ (Late Latin truncio, genitive truncionis, from truncus ‘lopped’, ‘cut short’). It is just possible that the nickname also denoted someone who carried a staff or cudgel as a symbol of office, but this sense of the word is not attested in English before the 16th century.French : from Old French tronson ‘block of wood’, perhaps a metonymic occupational name for a woodcutter.
Surname or Lastname
English (Devon)
English (Devon) : variant of Stripling.
Surname or Lastname
English and Irish
English and Irish : apparently a topographic name from Middle English furlong ‘length of a field’ (from Old English furh ‘furrow’ + lang ‘long’), the technical term for the block of strips owned by several different persons which formed the unit of cultivation in the medieval open-field system of farming, or a habitational name from a minor place named with this word, such as Furlong in Devon or Shropshire. The surname is now chiefly common in Ireland, where a family of this name settled at the end of the 13th century.Possibly an Americanized form of French Ferland.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Bloxham in Oxfordshire and Bloxholm in Lincolnshire, both of which are recorded in Domesday Book as Blochesham, from an unrecorded Old English byname Blocc (presumably referring to a large, ungainly fellow; compare Block 1) + Old English hÄm ‘homestead’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for a shambler, from Middle English sheyl ‘shambling gait’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived on a small plot of land, from Middle English plocke ‘small piece of ground’.Americanized spelling of German Ploch.Variant of German Block.
Surname or Lastname
English, Scottish, and northern Irish
English, Scottish, and northern Irish : variant of Sand 1.Scottish : habitational name from Sands in Tulliallan in Fife.Comfort Sands, a revolutionary patriot born in 1748 at what is now Sands’ Point, Long Island, NY, was descended from James (Sandys) Sands (1622–95), who emigrated from Reading, Berkshire, England, to Plymouth, MA, and followed Anne Hutchinson to Westchester Co., NY, and subsequently RI. In 1661 he settled on Block Island, RI.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational and topographic name for someone who lived or worked in a forest (see Forrest).English : Norman French nickname or occupational name from Old French forcetier ‘cutter’, an agent noun from forcettes ‘scissors’.English : occupational name, by metathesis, from Old French fust(r)ier ‘blockmaker’ (a derivative of fustre ‘block of wood’).German (Förster) : occupational and topographic name for someone who lived and worked in a forest (see Forst).Jewish (Ashkenazic) : ornamental name from German Forst ‘forest’.
Surname or Lastname
German and Dutch
German and Dutch : from Middle High German bloch, Middle Dutch blok ‘block of wood’, ‘stocks’. The surname probably originated as a nickname for a large, lumpish man, or perhaps as a nickname for a persistent lawbreaker who found himself often in the stocks.English : possibly a metonymic occupational name for someone who blocks, as in shoemaking and bookbinding, from Middle English blok ‘block’.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : Americanized spelling of Bloch (see Vlach).Adriaen Coertsz Block was a Dutch-born merchant-explorer who traded along the CT coast and Long Island shortly after Hudson’s voyage to the region in 1609. Block Island, between the north fork of Long Island and RI, which he used as a base of operations, is named after him.
Surname or Lastname
German (Blöcker)
German (Blöcker) : occupational name for a jailer (see Block 1).English : occupational name for a shoemaker or bookbinder (see Block); a person called Henry le Blocker is recorded in York in 1212. However, in some cases the English name is of German origin (see 1 above); the census of 1881 records, amongst others, a Herman Blocker and a John Blocker, both born in Germany.
STUMBLING BLOCK
STUMBLING BLOCK
Girl/Female
Christian, German, Greek, Hebrew
Noble; Kind; Rational; Great Happiness
Boy/Male
Indian
A prophets name
Boy/Male
Arabic American
First son.
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Flower
Boy/Male
Hindu
Home, Lord of all
Boy/Male
Biblical
Very secret.
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
One who is Holy through Naam
Girl/Female
Muslim
Resembling the full Moon
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Attractive and Lovable
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Rebecca, REBECCAH means "ensnarer."
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p. pr. & vb. n.
of Scumble
n.
The act of stumbling, rocking, or rolling; a reeling.
n.
The color so laid on. Also used figuratively.
n.
Stabling.
n.
Snarling; grumbling.
n.
A grumbling, discontented disposition.
n.
In crayon drawing, the use of the stump.
n.
Act of tumbling, or rolling over; a fall.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Stumble
adv.
In a stumbling manner.
a.
Humiliating; humbling.
a.
Confused and irregular; awkward; scambling.
n.
A stumbling-block.
adv.
In a rumbling manner.
a.
Characterized by an awkward, irregular pace; as, a shambling trot; shambling legs.
n.
A cause or occasion of stumbling or of sin.
n.
Any cause of stumbling, perplexity, or error.
n.
Murmuring; grumbling; -- sometimes applied to the rumbling produced by a slight attack of the gripes.
adv.
In a grumbling manner.
n.
A mode of obtaining a softened effect, in painting and drawing, by the application of a thin layer of opaque color to the surface of a painting, or part of the surface, which is too bright in color, or which requires harmonizing.