tumbles in English

noun

1

a sudden or headlong fall.

I took a tumble in the nettles

synonyms: fall, trip, spill, nosedive

2

a friendly sign of recognition, acknowledgment, or interest.

not a soul gave him a tumble

verb

1

(typically of a person) fall suddenly, clumsily, or headlong.

she pitched forward, tumbling down the remaining stairs

synonyms: fall (over), fall down, topple over, lose one's balance, keel over, take a spill, go headlong, go head over heels, trip, stumble, come a cropper

2

understand the meaning or hidden implication of (a situation).

she tumbled to our scam

3

perform acrobatic or gymnastic exercises, typically handsprings and somersaults in the air.

On floor exercise one gymnast tumbled a double layout, two whips to double pike, and stuck full-in dismount.

4

clean (castings, gemstones, etc.) in a tumbling barrel.

noun

fall, trip, spill, nosedive
drop, fall, plunge, dive, nosedive, slump, decline, collapse, crash
fall, spill

verb

fall (over), hurry, cascade, plummet, topple, get it, break down, whirl around, tip
fall (over), fall down, topple over, lose one's balance, keel over, take a spill, go headlong, go head over heels, trip, stumble, come a cropper
hurry, rush, scramble, scurry, bound, pile, bundle
cascade, fall, flow, pour, spill, stream
plummet, plunge, fall, dive, nosedive, drop, slump, slide, decrease, decline, crash
topple
get it, catch on, cotton on, get onto, latch on, twig, get wise
break down, crumple, collapse, crumble
whirl around, whirl
tip, topple

Use "tumbles" in a sentence

1. A stream tumbles down the steep hillside.

2. 2 The sword splits the tree in half and Adonis tumbles out.

3. 22 Shrimp slip into the sample chamber just as the spire tumbles over.

4. Had their rough-and-tumbles not been as he recalled, had their Blind Man's Buff ended differently?

5. From racy photos to tumbles heard 'round the world - these beauty queens' lives aren't as picture-perfect as they seem.

6. She is exuberant as she flies , then tumbles, giggling breathlessly at her own successful effort.

7. I hear the thump of the cat flap as Cat O'Fun tumbles through it without the feline grace of his fellows.

8. 29 Of course, road accidents and pedestrian tumbles would also increase alarmingly as wind-blown polymer dust spread round the locality.

9. Another woman Comically strung-out is interrupted in her jitters by a wounded man who tumbles hard through the cafe doors: 6

10. The city tumbles down the steep slopes to the river's edge where it Coalesces into a raffish assortment of bars, cafes and restaurants housed in tottering waterfront terraces.

11. 2 interchangeable Breading lugs 25 lb (11 kg) capacity; Disassembles for easy cleaning; Right or left-hand workflow AUTOMATIC Breading MACHINE Paddled-lined drum gently tumbles food through Breading as it turns

12. When it's over when rawthroat simmers raindrum stills breath deepens howls subside when jagged moon tumbles hallelujah dog rose petalfolds evening moist when cannons quiet arms circle soft mercury dips cool on tender tongues when coils +++++u n r a v e l +++++Caffled…

13. Beavering: Hunting or trapping <xref>beaver</xref> A Beaver is credited with a haphazard way of gnawing round and round a tree till somehow it tumbles, and when a chopper deviates in the least from the correct form, the exact right cut in the exact right place, he is said to be "Beavering"; therefore, while "working like a Beaver" is high praise, "Beavering" a tree is a term of unmeasured