tumble
🇺🇸
/ˈtʌmbl/
🇬🇧
/ˈtʌmbl/
verb
R
to fall down, often rolling or bouncing
He slipped and tumbled down the hill.
R
to fall suddenly and dramatically
Many records tumble during the competition.
R
to drop quickly in value or amount
Stock prices tumble after bad news.
R
to move or fall in a noisy, uncontrolled way
Children tumble out of the school bus.
R
to do acrobatic moves like somersaults
Gymnasts tumble across the floor.
noun
R
a sudden fall
The stock market took a big tumble yesterday.
R
a messy pile or group of things
Her hair was a beautiful tumble of curls.
translation
to fall down, often rolling or bouncing; to fall suddenly and dramatically; to drop quickly in value or amount; to move or fall in a noisy, uncontrolled way; to do acrobatic moves like somersaults
a sudden fall; a messy pile or group of things
Word Forms
3rd Present
tumbles
Past
tumbled
Perfect
tumbled
Progressive
tumbling
Plural
tumbles