Tumble

Quick meaning: Tumble is a noun meaning A fall, especially end over end.

Meaning

A fall, especially end over end.

More Meanings

1. A disorderly heap.
2. (informal) An act of sexual intercourse.
3. (intransitive) To fall end over end; to roll over and over.
4. (transitive) To throw headlong.
5. (intransitive) To perform gymnastics such as somersaults, rolls, and handsprings.
6. (intransitive) To drop rapidly.
7. (transitive) To smooth and polish (e.g. gemstones or pebbles) by means of a rotating tumbler.

Example Sentences

I took a tumble down the stairs and broke my tooth.

He who tumbles from a tower surely has a greater blow than he who slides from a molehill.

Wouldn't it be jolly now, / To take our Aertex panters off / And have a jolly tumble in / The jolly, jolly sun?

When you've just had a tumble between the sheets and are feeling rumpled and lazy, she may want to get up so she can make the bed.

Word Forms

• tumbles
• tumbling
• tumbled

Synonyms for tumble

Depending on context, synonyms include approach, cohabit, common, company, copulate, couple.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include collapse, crumble, topple, fall, break down, whirl.

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