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tumbling for

ADJECTIVE

gullible

Synonyms

STRONGEST

foolish unsophisticated unsuspecting wide-eyed

WEAK

being a sucker believing biting credulous easily taken in easy mark falling hook line and sinker green innocent kidding oneself mark silly simple sucker susceptible swallowing whole taken in taking the bait trustful unskeptical

Antonyms

WEAK

astute discerning knowledgeable perceptive suspicious unbelieving untrusting wise

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tumbling for

Heat-related records have been tumbling for a while now in Wales, sounding an alarm about our changing climate.

From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026

Carse bagged Michael Neser and Mitchell Starc without scoring and Jhye Richardson fell to Stokes as the tail collapsed with the last four wickets tumbling for 13 runs.

From Barron's ● Dec. 27, 2025

But the video released by police shows Brown tumbling for a second after running from his car, and a still image appears to show him holding a handgun in his right hand.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2025

Earlier this year the survey's prices paid index had hit its highest level since 1979, but the August report showed it tumbling for a fourth straight month to the lowest since December 2020.

From Reuters ● Aug. 18, 2022

And after tossing and tumbling for some time, he rose, threw on his clothing and went out to smoke a pipe in front of the store.

From Australia Felix by Henry Handel Richardson