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tumbling::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | acrobatics |
| Type of | gymnastic exercise, gymnastics |
| Derivation | tumble |
Examples of tumbling
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The prohibitions didn't stop stocks from tumbling and some say hampered trading.
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She hit each tumbling pass, one after the other, as if all the pain had escaped.
From the kentucky.com
With plenty of gas and tumbling prices, the time scale could well be compressed.
From the economist.com
Listen to the wind and the occasional cascade of rocks tumbling into the crater.
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The pirates are mostly fun, breaking into a tumbling act involving a tambourine.
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If those two events occurred, the whole budget process could come tumbling down.
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If you knock out those supports, the entire cultural house comes tumbling down.
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The bond market advanced on the market's unrest, with Treasury yields tumbling.
From the forbes.com
Yesterday, another dark secret of professional athletics came tumbling into view.
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- An acrobatic feat of rolling or turning end over end
- Fall down, as if collapsing; "The tower of the World Trade Center tumbled after the plane hit it"
- Spill: a sudden drop from an upright position; "he had a nasty spill on the ice"
- Topple: cause to topple or tumble by pushing
- Roll over and over, back and forth
- Whirl: fly around; "The clothes tumbled in the dryer"; "rising smoke whirled in the air"
- (Tumbling (gymnastics)) In gymnastics, tumbling is an acrobatic discipline which is practiced on a 25 meter long dynamic track.
- (Tumbly) "Rumbly in My Tumbly" is a song from the 1966 musical film featurette Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree. ...
- A fall; To fall end over end; To perform gymnastics such as somersaults, rolls, and handsprings; To roll over and over; To have sexual intercourse; To smooth and polish a rough surface on relatively small parts; To muss, to make disorderly to tousle
