Unscramble tumbling

Definition of tumbling

noun:

• the gymnastic moves of an acrobat. Synonyms: acrobatics.

verb:

• fall down, as if collapsing; "The tower of the World Trade Center tumbled after the plane hit it". Synonyms: topple, tumble.
• cause to topple or tumble by pushing. Synonyms: tip, topple, tumble.
• roll over and over, back and forth. Synonyms: tumble.
• fly around; "The clothes tumbled in the dryer", "rising smoke whirled in the air". Synonyms: tumble, whirl, whirl around.
• fall apart; "the building crumbled after the explosion", "Negotiations broke down". Synonyms: break down, collapse, crumble, crumple, tumble.
• throw together in a confused mass; "They tumbled the teams with no apparent pattern". Synonyms: tumble.
• understand, usually after some initial difficulty; "She didn't know what her classmates were plotting but finally caught on". Synonyms: catch on, cotton on, get it, get onto, get wise, latch on, tumble, twig.
• fall suddenly and sharply; "Prices tumbled after the devaluation of the currency". Synonyms: tumble.
• put clothes in a tumbling barrel, where they are whirled about in hot air, usually with the purpose of drying; "Wash in warm water and tumble dry". Synonyms: tumble.
• suffer a sudden downfall, overthrow, or defeat. Synonyms: tumble.
• do gymnastics, roll and turn skillfully. Synonyms: tumble.

Related words

roll.

Words nearby

bumbling, fumbling, humbling, mumbling, rumbling.

Rhymes with

bumbling, fumbling, grumbling, humbling, mumbling, rumbling.