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- [tuhm-buh l]
- /ˈtʌm bəl/
- /ˈtʌm.bl̩/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [tuhm-buh l]
- /ˈtʌm bəl/
Definitions of tumble word
- verb without object tumble to fall helplessly down, end over end, as by losing one's footing, support, or equilibrium; plunge headlong: to tumble down the stairs. 1
- verb without object tumble to roll end over end, as in falling: The stones tumbled down the hill. 1
- verb without object tumble to fall or decline rapidly; drop: Prices on the stock market tumbled today. 1
- verb without object tumble to perform gymnastic feats of skill and agility, as leaps or somersaults. 1
- verb without object tumble to fall suddenly from a position of power or authority; suffer overthrow: As one dictator tumbles, another is rising to take his place. 1
- verb without object tumble to fall in ruins, as from age or decay; collapse; topple: The walls of the old mansion tumbled down upon the intruders. 1
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Origin of tumble
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English tum(b)len to dance in acrobatic style (cognate with Dutch tuimelen, Low German tummeln), frequentative of Middle English tomben, Old English tumbian, (cognate with Old Norse tumba, akin to Old High German tūmōn to reel (perhaps < OLG); compare French tomber to fall < Gmc); see -le
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Parts of speech for Tumble
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
tumble popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
tumble usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for tumble
noun tumble
- anarchism — Anarchism is the belief that the laws and power of governments should be replaced by people working together freely.
- apperception — the attainment of full awareness of a sensation or idea
- ataxia — lack of muscular coordination
- cave-in — a collapse, as of anything hollow: the worst cave-in in the history of mining.
- cavein — a hollow in the earth, especially one opening more or less horizontally into a hill, mountain, etc.
verb tumble
- apperceive — to be aware of perceiving
- approach — When you approach something, you get closer to it.
- bandied — to pass from one to another or back and forth; give and take; trade; exchange: to bandy blows; to bandy words.
- bandying — to pass from one to another or back and forth; give and take; trade; exchange: to bandy blows; to bandy words.
- barraging — Military. a heavy barrier of artillery fire to protect one's own advancing or retreating troops or to stop the advance of enemy troops.
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