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tumbling

tum·bling
T t

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [tuhm-bling]
    • /ˈtʌm blɪŋ/
    • /ˈtʌm.bl̩/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [tuhm-bling]
    • /ˈtʌm blɪŋ/

Definitions of tumbling word

  • noun tumbling an act of tumbling or falling. 1
  • noun tumbling a gymnastic or acrobatic feat. 1
  • noun tumbling an accidental fall; spill. 1
  • noun tumbling a drop in value, as of stocks. 1
  • noun tumbling a fall from a position of power or authority: The great director took a tumble when he was replaced by a newcomer. 1
  • noun tumbling a response indicating interest, affection, etc.: She wouldn't give me a tumble. 1

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Origin of tumbling

First appearance:

before 1375
One of the 22% oldest English words
First recorded in 1375-1425, tumbling is from the late Middle English word tomblyng. See tumble, -ing1

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Parts of speech for Tumbling

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

tumbling popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% 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".

tumbling usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for tumbling

noun tumbling

  • acrobatics — Acrobatics are acrobatic movements.
  • aerobatics — Aerobatics are skilful displays of flying, usually to entertain people watching from the ground.
  • balance beam — a long, narrow, horizontal wooden beam raised about 4 feet (1.2 m) above the floor, on which women gymnasts perform balancing routines consisting of jumps, tumbles, turns, running steps, etc.
  • body building — the act or practice of exercising, lifting weights, etc., so as to develop the muscles of the body.
  • bodybuilding — Bodybuilding is the activity of doing special exercises regularly in order to make your muscles grow bigger.

adj tumbling

  • blowing — moving of air
  • falling — to drop or descend under the force of gravity, as to a lower place through loss or lack of support.

adverb tumbling

  • headlong — with the head foremost; headfirst: to plunge headlong into the water.

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