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tumbling

[tuhm-bling] / ˈtʌm blɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
falling
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG


NOUN
acrobatics
Synonyms


Example Sentences

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Instead, we talked for hours, our words tumbling over each other like we’d been rehearsing for years.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

"And we'll be doing that very soon, and they'll come tumbling down."

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

They had dropped 18.7% in March through Monday, which would be the worst month since tumbling 20.2% in November 1999.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

Meanwhile, Woburn in Bedfordshire reached 19.4C before tumbling to -1.6C.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

Two feet farther left, we’d be in danger of tumbling down.

From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes