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• tumble — [c]/ˈtʌmbəl / (say tumbuhl) verb (tumbled, tumbling) –verb (i) 1. to roll or fall over or down as by losing footing, support, or equilibrium: to tumble down the stairs. 2. to fall rapidly, as stock market prices. 3. to perform leaps, springs,… …  

• tumble — /tum beuhl/, v., tumbled, tumbling, n. v.i. 1. to fall helplessly down, end over end, as by losing one s footing, support, or equilibrium; plunge headlong: to tumble down the stairs. 2. to roll end over end, as in falling: The stones tumbled down …   Universalium

• tumble — [13] Tumble was borrowed from Middle Low German tummelen, which has other relatives in modern German tummeln ‘bustle, hurry’ and taumeln ‘reel, stagger’. All were formed from a base that also found its way into the Romance languages, producing… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

• tumble — verb 1》 fall suddenly, clumsily, or headlong.     ↘perform acrobatic feats, typically handsprings and somersaults. 2》 decrease rapidly in amount or value. 3》 dry in a tumble dryer. 4》 rumple; disarrange. 5》 (tumble to) informal come to… …   English new terms dictionary

• tumble — [13] Tumble was borrowed from Middle Low German tummelen, which has other relatives in modern German tummeln ‘bustle, hurry’ and taumeln ‘reel, stagger’. All were formed from a base that also found its way into the Romance languages, producing… …   Word origins

• tumble — tum•ble [[t]ˈtʌm bəl[/t]] v. bled, bling, n. 1) to fall helplessly down, esp. headfirst 2) to roll end over end, as in falling 3) to fall or decline rapidly; drop: Prices on the stock exchange tumbled[/ex] 4) to perform gymnastic feats of skill,… …   From formal English to slang

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