Search Result:tumbling
KK Pronunciation
〔 `tʌmblIŋ 〕
Pronunciation
〔 ˋtʌmbliŋ 〕
Overview of noun tumbling
The noun tumbling has 1 sense
- acrobatics, tumbling -- (the gymnastic moves of an acrobat)
Overview of verb tumble
The verb tumble has 11 senses
- tumble, topple -- (fall down, as if collapsing; "The tower of the World Trade Center tumbled after the plane hit it")
- topple, tumble, tip -- (cause to topple or tumble by pushing)
- tumble -- (roll over and over, back and forth)
- whirl, tumble, whirl around -- (fly around; "The clothes tumbled in the dryer"; "rising smoke whirled in the air")
- crumble, crumple, tumble, break down, collapse -- (fall apart; "the building crumbled after the explosion"; "Negotiations broke down")
- tumble -- (throw together in a confused mass; "They tumbled the teams with no apparent pattern")
- catch on, get wise, get onto, tumble, latch on, cotton on, twig, get it -- (understand, usually after some initial difficulty; "She didn't know what her classmates were plotting but finally caught on")
- tumble -- (fall suddenly and sharply; "Prices tumbled after the devaluation of the currency")
- 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")
- tumble -- (suffer a sudden downfall, overthrow, or defeat)
- tumble -- (do gymnastics, roll and turn skillfully)