Definitions

tumble

[tuhm-buhl] / ˈtʌm bəl /

VERB

fall or make fall awkwardly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

descend dip drop flop go down nose-dive plummet plunge sag skid slip slump spill stumble topple

STRONG

disarrange disarray disorder disturb down flatten floor jumble keel level pitch roll toss trip unsettle upset

WEAK

bowl down bring down do a pratfall fall headlong go belly up hit the dirt keel over knock down knock over lose footing lose it mess up take a header tip over

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ascend go up increase rise

STRONG

order

Example Sentences

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Instead, Schmidt’s frequent tumbles might have been tied to something else: medications intended to make her better.

From The Wall Street Journal

When Sisyphus’s rock tumbles back after all that struggle, I can’t imagine him as happy.

From The Wall Street Journal

And I only put my tumble dryer on once a week.

From BBC

Nike exceeds fiscal second-quarter earnings and revenue estimates, but its stock tumbles.

From Barron's

Oracle plunged more than five percent Wednesday, while Broadcom and other sector heavyweights, including Nvidia, Alphabet and Advanced Micro Devices, also tumbled.

From Barron's

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