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tumble

verbcandidate·updated Jun 3, 2026

put clothes in a tumbling barrel, where they are whirled about in hot air, usually with the purpose of drying

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do gymnastics, roll and turn skillfully

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suffer a sudden downfall, overthrow, or defeat

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fall suddenly and sharply

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understand, usually after some initial difficulty

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throw together in a confused mass

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roll over and over, back and forth

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fall down, as if collapsing

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fall apart

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fly around

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cause to topple or tumble by pushing

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Variants

synonym
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pasttense
tumbled
presentparticiple
tumbling
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tumbles
pastparticiple
tumbled