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'tumble' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'tumble' with 3 example sentences.


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


  • He tumbled down the stairs.
  • The typhoon caused a tree to tumble on my yard.
  • We don't have a tumble dryer.
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