When you tumble, you fall abruptly. You might trip over your shoelaces and tumble down a hill while flying a kite if you're not careful.
To roll over, or to and fro; to throw one's self about;
Noun
a sudden drop from an upright position; "he had a nasty spill on the ice"
Noun
an acrobatic feat of rolling or turning end over end
Verb
do gymnastics, roll and turn skillfully
Verb
suffer a sudden downfall, overthrow, or defeat
Verb
put clothes in a tumbling barrel, where they are whirled about in hot air, usually with the purpose of drying; "Wash in warm water and tumble dry"
Verb
fall suddenly and sharply; "Prices tumbled after the devaluation of the currency"
Verb
understand, usually after some initial difficulty; "She didn''t know what her classmates were plotting but finally caught on"
Verb
throw together in a confused mass; "They tumbled the teams with no apparent pattern"
Verb
roll over and over, back and forth
Verb
fall down, as if collapsing; "The tower of the World Trade Center tumbled after the plane hit it"
Verb
fall apart; "the building crimbled after the explosion"; "Negociations broke down"
Verb
fly around; "The clothes tumbled in the dryer"; "rising smoke whirled in the air"
Verb
cause to topple or tumble by pushing
v. i.
To roll over, or to and fro; to throw one's self about;
as, a person on pain tumbles and tosses.
v. i.
To roll down; to fall suddenly and violently; to be
precipitated; as, to tumble from a scaffold.
v. i.
To play tricks by various movements and contortions of
the body; to perform the feats of an acrobat.
v. t.
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.
v. t.
To disturb; to rumple; as, to tumble a bed.
n.
Act of tumbling, or rolling over; a fall.
Tumble
He who tumbles from a tower surely has a greater blow than he who slides from a molehill.3.
Tumble
Tumble
To roll over, or to and fro; to throw one's self about;
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.;
Act of tumbling, or rolling over; a fall.
Usage Examples
Boy's natural play is rough and tumble play, it's the universal play of little boys. And it's very different from aggression. And we are a society that's failing to understand the distinction.
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Other Usage ExamplesDo the one thing you think you cannot do. Fail at it. Try again. Do better the second time. The only people who never tumble are those who never mount the high wire. This is your moment. Own it.
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