ALL meanings of tumbling
tum·bling
T t - 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
- noun tumbling tumbled condition; disorder or confusion. 1
- noun tumbling a confused heap: a tumble of papers, ashes, pens, and keys on the desk. 1
- noun tumbling Chiefly New England. a haycock. 1
- verb without object tumbling 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 tumbling to roll end over end, as in falling: The stones tumbled down the hill. 1
- verb without object tumbling to fall or decline rapidly; drop: Prices on the stock market tumbled today. 1
- verb without object tumbling to perform gymnastic feats of skill and agility, as leaps or somersaults. 1
- verb without object tumbling 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 tumbling to fall in ruins, as from age or decay; collapse; topple: The walls of the old mansion tumbled down upon the intruders. 1
- verb without object tumbling to roll about by turning one way and another; pitch about; toss. 1
- verb without object tumbling to stumble or fall (usually followed by over): to tumble over a sled. 1
- verb without object tumbling to go, come, get, etc., in a hasty and confused way: The people tumbled out of the theater. He tumbled hurriedly into his clothes. 1
- verb without object tumbling Informal. to understand or become aware of some fact or circumstance (often followed by to): He finally tumbled to what they were doing. 1
- verb without object tumbling Rocketry. (of a missile) to rotate without control end over end. 1
- verb with object tumbling to cause to fall or roll end over end; throw over or down. 1
- verb with object tumbling to throw or toss about; cause disarray, as in handling or searching. 1
- verb with object tumbling to put in a disordered or rumpled condition. 1
- verb with object tumbling to throw, cast, put, send, etc., in a precipitate, hasty, or rough manner. 1
- verb with object tumbling to cause to fall from a position of authority or power; overthrow; topple: They tumbled him from his throne. 1
- verb with object tumbling to cause to fall or collapse in ruins: The wreckers tumbled the walls of the building. 1
- verb with object tumbling to subject to the action of a tumbling box. 1
- idioms tumbling take a tumble to, Australian Slang. to come to understand. 1