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tumble


Definition: Meaning of, tumble in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈtʌmb(ə)l /

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Prsesent Past Past Participle
tumble tumbled tumbled
Present Participle Third Person Singular
tumbling tumbles
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  1. [always + adverb/preposition] to fall down quickly and suddenly, especially with a rolling movement
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  2. [always + adverb/preposition] to move in an uncontrolled way
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  3. if prices or figures tumble, they go down suddenly and by a large amount
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  4. [always + adverb/preposition] literary if someone's hair tumbles down, it is long, thick, and curly
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  5. literary if words tumble out of someone's mouth, they speak very quickly because they are excited or upset
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  6. [always + adverb/preposition] if water tumbles somewhere, it flows there quickly
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  7. come tumbling down if something comes tumbling down, it falls suddenly to the ground
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  8. come tumbling down if a system, problem etc comes tumbling down, it suddenly stops working or existing
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  9. American English to do TUMBLING
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Singular Plural
tumble tumbles
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  1. a fall, especially from a high place or level
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tumble used in phrases

  • rough and tumble (noun)
    1. [uncountable] a situation in which people compete with each other, often in a cruel way
    2. [singular,uncountable] noisy rough behaviour when playing or fighting, especially by children
  • rough-and-tumble (adjective)
    1. characterized by disorderly action and disregard for rules
    rough-and-tumble (noun)
    1. disorderly fighting
  • tumble drier (noun)
    1. a clothes dryer that spins wet clothes inside a cylinder with heated air
  • tumble dry (verb)
    1. dry by spinning with hot air inside a cylinder
  • tumble dryer (noun)
    1. British English a machine that uses hot air to dry clothes after they have been washed [=  dryer]
  • tumble grass (noun)
    1. north American grass with slender brushy panicles; often a weed on cultivated land
  • tumble-down (adjective)
    1. in deplorable condition
  • tumble-dryer (noun)
    1. a clothes dryer that spins wet clothes inside a cylinder with heated air
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tumble used in phrasal verbs

  • tumble down (phrasal verb)
    1. if long hair tumbles down, it hangs down in large amounts
  • tumble to (phrasal verb)
    1. tumble to something to realize or understand something
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