tumble

Speech parts

1. tumble - Noun

2. tumble - Verb

Meaning

To roll over, or to and fro; to throw one's self about; as, a person on pain tumbles and tosses.

To roll down; to fall suddenly and violently; to be precipitated; as, to tumble from a scaffold.

To play tricks by various movements and contortions of the body; to perform the feats of an acrobat.

To turn over; to turn or throw about, as for examination or search; to roll or move in a rough, coarse, or unceremonious manner; to throw down or headlong; to precipitate; -- sometimes with over, about, etc.; as, to tumble books or papers.

To disturb; to rumple; as, to tumble a bed.

Act of tumbling, or rolling over; a fall.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

fall twig collapse spill topple crumble whirl crumple catch on latch on cotton on get wise lop mill welter
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Antonyms

mount amendment system order right construction
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Hypernyms

force move fall compass slip decline

Hyponyms

somerset summerset roll flip somersault wipeout

Phrases with the word

tumble upon have a tumble tumble over tumble grass tumble out tumble knapweed

Derivatives

tumbled tumbling

Examples

the building crumbled after the explosion Source: Internet

Negotiations broke down Source: Internet

She didn't know what her classmates were plotting but finally caught on Source: Internet

he had a nasty spill on the ice Source: Internet

Wash in warm water and tumble dry Source: Internet

Prices tumbled after the devaluation of the currency Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

tumbak tumbao tumbi tumble drier tumble dry tumble dryer