tumble
tum
ˈtəm
tēm
ble
bəl
bēl
/tˈʌmbə‍l/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "tumble"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž, āĻ—āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύ⧋

to fall or move in a clumsy, uncontrolled manner, often rolling or turning over
Intransitive
to tumble definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The clumsy puppy tried to jump onto the sofa but ended up tumbling backward.
āĻŦ⧇āĻ–āĻžāĻĒā§āĻĒāĻž āϕ⧁āϕ⧁āϰāĻ›āĻžāύāĻžāϟāĻŋ āϏ⧋āĻĢāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϞāĻžāĻĢāĻžāύ⧋āϰ āĻšā§‡āĻˇā§āϟāĻž āĻ•āϰāϞ āĻ•āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧁ āĻļ⧇āώ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻĒāĻŋāĻ›āύ⧇āϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻ—āĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāϞāĨ¤
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āϧāϏ⧇ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž, āϭ⧇āϙ⧇ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž

to break apart, disintegrate, or collapse
Intransitive
to tumble definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
After years of neglect, the decaying bridge finally started to tumble into the river below.
āĻŦāĻ›āϰ⧇āϰ āĻ…āĻŦāĻšā§‡āϞāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰ⧇, āĻĒāĻšā§‡ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āϏ⧇āϤ⧁āϟāĻŋ āĻ…āĻŦāĻļ⧇āώ⧇ āύ⧀āĻšā§‡āϰ āύāĻĻā§€āϤ⧇ āϧāϏ⧇ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāϤ⧇ āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻ—āĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž, āϞ⧁āϟāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž

to roll or turn repeatedly, often in a back-and-forth or side-to-side manner
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
After the wave crashed on the shore, the pebbles on the beach tumbled with the water's retreat.
āϤāϰāĻ™ā§āĻ— āϤ⧀āϰ⧇ āφāϘāĻžāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰ, āϏāĻŽā§āĻĻā§āϰ āϏ⧈āĻ•āϤ⧇āϰ āύ⧁āĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāĻĨāϰāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āϜāϞ⧇āϰ āĻĒāĻļā§āϚāĻžāĻĻāĻĒāϏāϰāϪ⧇āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻ—āĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāϞāĨ¤
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āĻĢ⧇āϞ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āωāĻ˛ā§āĻŸā§‡ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to make something fall or overturn by pushing, toppling, or applying force
Transitive: to tumble sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
A strong gust of wind tumbled the stack of papers off the desk and scattered them across the room.
āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāϞ āĻŦāĻžāϤāĻžāϏ⧇āϰ āĻāĻžāĻĒāϟāĻž āĻĄā§‡āĻ¸ā§āĻ• āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻ•āĻžāĻ—āĻœā§‡āϰ āĻ¸ā§āϤ⧂āĻĒ āĻĢ⧇āϞ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϞ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϏ⧇āϗ⧁āϞ⧋āϕ⧇ āϘāϰ āϜ⧁āĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āĻ›āĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻ˜ā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻŽāĻžāύāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž, āĻŦāĻžāϤāĻžāϏ⧇ āϘ⧁āϰ⧇ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž

to rotate or flip in a rolling manner while descending or moving through the air
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The leaves caught in a gust of wind tumbled through the air.
āĻŦāĻžāϤāĻžāϏ⧇āϰ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻāĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āϧāϰāĻž āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻĒāĻžāϤāĻž āĻŦāĻžāϤāĻžāϏ⧇ āϘ⧁āϰāĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
06

āϟāĻžāĻŽā§āĻŦāϞ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāĻ•ā§āϰ⧋āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϟāĻŋāĻ• āĻŽā§āĻ­āĻŽā§‡āĻ¨ā§āϟ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to execute a series of acrobatic or gymnastic movements, typically involving flips, rolls, somersaults, etc.
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The cheerleading squad captivated the audience by tumbling in synchronized patterns.
āϚāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰāϞāĻŋāĻĄāĻŋāĻ‚ āĻ¸ā§āϕ⧋āϝāĻŧāĻžāĻĄ āϏāĻŋāĻ™ā§āĻ•ā§āϰ⧋āύāĻžāχāϜāĻĄ āĻĒā§āϝāĻžāϟāĻžāĻ°ā§āύ⧇ āϟāĻžāĻŽā§āĻŦāϞāĻŋāĻ‚ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻļā§āϰ⧋āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻŽā§āĻ—ā§āϧ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻāĻžāρāĻĒāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž, āĻĻā§āϰ⧁āϤ āĻšā§āϰāĻžāϏ āĻĒāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to experience a sharp and rapid decline, decrease, or deterioration
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The housing market saw prices tumble as demand decreased and interest rates rose.
āĻŦāĻžāϏāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ⧇āϰ āĻŦāĻžāϜāĻžāϰ⧇ āĻĻāĻžāĻŽ āĻšā§āϰāĻžāϏ āĻĒ⧇āϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇ āĻ•āĻžāϰāĻŖ āϚāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻĻāĻž āĻšā§āϰāĻžāϏ āĻĒ⧇āϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϏ⧁āĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻšāĻžāϰ āĻŦ⧇āĻĄāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻĒāϤāύ, āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to experience a swift and unforeseen decline, overthrow, or defeat
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The reigning champion tumbled in the final match, losing the title to an underdog opponent.
āĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻšā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻŋāϝāĻŧāύ āĻĢāĻžāχāύāĻžāϞ āĻŽā§āϝāĻžāĻšā§‡ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āϗ⧇āϞ, āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āφāĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻžāϰāĻĄāĻ— āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻĒāĻ•ā§āώ⧇āϰ āĻ•āĻžāϛ⧇ āĻļāĻŋāϰ⧋āĻĒāĻž āĻšāĻžāϰāĻžāϞāĨ¤
09

āĻļ⧁āĻ•āĻžāύ⧋, āĻĄā§āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ⧇ āĻļ⧁āĻ•āĻžāύ⧋

to dry clothing or laundry by placing it in a machine that rotates the items in a drum while applying heat
Transitive: to tumble clothing or laundry
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The care label on the sweater recommended tumbling it on low heat.
āϏ⧋āϝāĻŧ⧇āϟāĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āϕ⧇āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϞ⧇āĻŦ⧇āϞāϟāĻŋ āĻ•āĻŽ āϤāĻžāĻĒ⧇ āĻāϟāĻŋ āĻļ⧁āĻ•āĻžāύ⧋āϰ āĻĒāϰāĻžāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻļ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
10

āĻŦ⧁āĻāϤ⧇, āĻ—ā§āϰāĻžāĻšā§āϝ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to grasp or comprehend the meaning or hidden implication of a situation, idea, or concept
Transitive: to tumble to meaning or significance of something
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
As the detective reviewed the evidence, he began to tumble to the truth behind the mysterious case.
āϝāĻ–āύ āĻ—ā§‹āϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϝāĻžāϞ⧋āϚāύāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύ, āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϰāĻšāĻ¸ā§āϝāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻŽāĻžāĻŽāϞāĻžāϰ āĻĒāĻŋāĻ›āύ⧇āϰ āϏāĻ¤ā§āϝāϤāĻž āĻŦ⧁āĻāϤ⧇ āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁ āĻ•āϰāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻ—āĻžāĻĻāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ…āĻ—ā§‹āĻ›āĻžāϞ⧋āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϰāĻžāĻ–āĻž

to throw or place things together in a disorderly or chaotic manner
Transitive: to tumble sth into a container
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The children tumbled their toys into a big box after playing.
āϖ⧇āϞāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰ āĻļāĻŋāĻļ⧁āϰāĻž āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āϖ⧇āϞāύāĻžāϗ⧁āϞ⧋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āĻŦāĻžāĻ•ā§āϏ⧇ āĻĢ⧇āϞ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻ—āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ—āĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ, āφāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤāύ

an acrobatic feat of rolling or turning end over end
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āĻĒāϤāύ, āĻ—āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύ⧋

a sudden drop from an upright position

āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻžāĻ›

tumbler
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