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tumbleweed

noun

tum·​ble·​weed ˈtəm-bəl-ˌwēd How to pronounce tumbleweed (audio)
: a plant (such as Russian thistle or any of several amaranths) that breaks away from its roots in the autumn and is driven about by the wind as a light rolling mass

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The film feels as though it was put together the way a tumbleweed snatches up stray leaves and feathers. Amy Nicholson, Variety, 25 Aug. 2022 So, the image of what looks like a small Martian tumbleweed had some social media users asking questions. Fox News, 21 July 2022 Along with the cast iron, Wolf brings long tongs, a wooden spoon, a cutting board, a knife and a natural tumbleweed-style fire starter. San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 July 2022 Despite its ballooning population and flourishing immigrant community, Calgary, Alberta, has always been viewed as a tumbleweed town. Siobhan Reid, Washington Post, 29 June 2022 Chandler may be known for its annual Chandler Ostrich Festival and huge tumbleweed Christmas tree, but its thriving downtown is another draw for locals and visitors alike. Kimi Robinson, The Arizona Republic, 27 Apr. 2022 One gunman gets away and scours the desert in search of Jimmy and Mike, but Mike lines up a shot and snipes the man through his car window, as his truck rolls like a tumbleweed down the dirt road. Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 17 Apr. 2022 Nowadays, several of the world’s key crop plants are C4, including corn, millet, and sorghum, and so are several of the world’s key weeds, like crabgrass and tumbleweed. Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2021 This collective shorthand is so familiar that a filmmaker can use a single shot of a desiccated tumbleweed blowing across a dusty landscape to convey a whole geography of vast, dangerous emptiness. Scientific American, 21 Oct. 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1858, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of tumbleweed was in 1858

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