tumble


tumble - noun

  • an acrobatic feat of rolling or turning end over end
  • a sudden drop from an upright position

    • tumble - verb

    • fall down, as if collapsing
    • cause to topple or tumble by pushing
    • roll over and over, back and forth
    • fly around
    • fall apart
    • throw together in a confused mass
    • understand, usually after some initial difficulty
    • fall suddenly and sharply
    • put clothes in a tumbling barrel, where they are whirled about in hot air, usually with the purpose of drying
    • suffer a sudden downfall, overthrow, or defeat
    • do gymnastics, roll and turn skillfully

    tumble - thesaurus

    collapse   crumble   crumple   fall   spill   tip   topple   twig   whirl  


    View spelling list Words ending in ble and learn about the word tumble in the Spellzone English spelling course, Unit 26. Word endings: -le, and exceptions e.g. al, el, ol.

    Scrabble score for tumble

    t is 1 u is 1 m is 3 b is 3 l is 1 e is 1
    Scrabble score = 10

    generated at 20:23:35 on 03-05-25

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