Home › Words › S › stumplingstumplingstumpling means A little stump.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, stumpling ranks #1,716 of 42,762 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom stump + -ling.nounA little stump.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.stumbler 74% match — One who stumbles. vs stumpling →stumpy 73% match — Like or resembling a stump; short and cut off. vs stumpling →stumpish 72% match — Resembling or characteristic of a stump; short and cut off. vs stumpling →stumblebum 71% match — A blundering or awkward person. vs stumpling →stumpless 69% match — Without stumps. vs stumpling →stumping 69% match — The act of somebody being stumped. vs stumpling →stumpiness 68% match — The quality of being stumpy. vs stumpling →stumblingly 68% match — In a stumbling way; unsteadily, haltingly. vs stumpling →