Verb He tripped and tumbled to the ground. The statue came tumbling down during the riots. The satellite was tumbling out of control. She slipped and tumbled down the hill. Everyone came tumbling out of the bar at closing time. He tumbled into bed and fell asleep. Water tumbled over the rocks. Noun cleaned a crazy tumble of buttons, hair bands, loose change, and old candy wrappers out from the couch cushions took a little tumble on the ice See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
Thanks to a set of anti-collision and infrared sensors, the robot vacuum won't get stuck in corners or accidentally tumble down a flight of stairs. Amy Schulman, Peoplemag, 26 Aug. 2022 As oil prices tumble, gas prices have fallen in tandem. Jonathan Ponciano, Forbes, 15 Aug. 2022 Walmart wasn’t the only retailer to see its shares tumble.Fortune, 26 July 2022 The dead spruce is threatening to tumble on the cabin and must be felled. David James, Anchorage Daily News, 13 Aug. 2022 When stocks started to tumble early this year, the booming market for carbon credits fell too, as speculators cashed out on bets that demand from companies looking to reduce their emissions would keep prices rising. Shane Shifflett, WSJ, 22 July 2022 Bitcoin continues to tumble this week to trade just above $20,000 on Wednesday as the cryptocurrency sell-off shows little sign of abating. Anna Cooban, CNN, 15 June 2022 The number of straight days the Dow Jones has fallen as the market continues to tumble. Ben Kamisar, NBC News, 13 May 2022 Bitcoin and other cryptocurrency values started to tumble last week, mirroring the downward trend that overtook markets after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates half a percentage point. Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 11 May 2022
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There was just a 10% probability of a fourth straight 75 basis point increase, however, which could be one reason why stocks have rebounded so far in September following their August tumble. Paul R. La Monica, CNN, 11 Sep. 2022 Meta, like Snap, is also dealing with its own problems on top of skepticism over its metaverse endeavors, and has seen its stock price tumble more than 50% so far this year. Chloe Taylor, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2022 Before the crypto markets took their most recent tumble, the firm claimed about $3 billion in assets under management, Davies told the Wall Street Journal earlier this month. Hamza Shaban, Washington Post, 29 June 2022 Crypto had permeated much of popular culture before its recent tumble, with many Super Bowl ads touting the digital assets and celebrities and YouTube personalities routinely promoting it on social media. Haleluya Hadero And Kelvin Chan, Chron, 18 June 2022 Its tumble has worsened as investors ramp up their expectations for how aggressively the Fed will move on interest rates. Stan Choe, USA TODAY, 15 June 2022 Xander Bogaerts finished the inning after his tumble in left field Friday, but was replaced for the ninth. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 20 May 2022 Physically, this translated to Kidman trading in her signature tumble of red waves for a brunette pixie cut. Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 10 May 2022 Perry later poked fun at her Idol tumble on Twitter, sharing a video of her alongside Richie and Bryan while Seacrest pretended to be The Magic Mirror from Snow White. Starr Bowenbank, Billboard, 2 May 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Verb
Middle English, frequentative of tumben to dance, from Old English tumbian; akin to Old High German tūmōn to reel