tumble
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Synonyms & Antonyms for tumble
Synonyms: Verb
fall, slip, stumble, topple, trip
Synonyms: Noun
agglomerate, agglomeration, alphabet soup, assortment, botch, clutter, collage, crazy quilt, farrago, gallimaufry, grab bag, gumbo, hash, hodgepodge, hotchpotch, jambalaya, jumble, jungle, litter, macédoine, medley, mélange, menagerie, miscellanea, miscellany, mishmash, mixed bag, montage, motley, muddle, olio, olla podrida, omnium-gatherum, pastiche, patchwork, patchwork quilt, potpourri, ragbag, ragout, rummage, salad, salmagundi, scramble, shuffle, smorgasbord, stew, variety, welter
Antonyms: Verb
get up, rise, stand (up), uprise
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Examples of tumble in a Sentence
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
Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
Alex shoves Bryce, and Bryce tumbles into the water. — Kaitlin Reilly, refinery29.com, "13 Reasons Why," 24 Aug. 2019 The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell by around 120 points at the opening bell, with the Nasdaq Composite and S&P 500 tumbling by around 0.5 percent each. — Lucy Bayly, NBC News, "China returns fire, slapping tariffs on $75B of U.S. goods," 23 Aug. 2019 INJURY SCARE Jayson Tatum got knocked over by a defender in the third quarter and tumbled backward somewhat awkwardly — the back of his head falling into Walker’s knee. — Justin Bergman, The Denver Post, "Kemba Walker, Myles Turner lead USA men’s basketball over Australia," 22 Aug. 2019 So unless Biles can find a way to flip or twist more quickly, or gather more speed within the confines of the mat, her triple-double just might represent tumbling's peak. — Stanley Kay, SI.com, "Four Questions That Will Define the U.S. Open," 22 Aug. 2019 Whether balancing upside down and one-handed on chairs stacked to the sky or tumbling through thin air, the talented acrobats, dancers and martial artists of Formosa Circus Art have stories to tell. — Houston Chronicle, "The Must List: George Clinton, Smashing Pumpkins, Formosa Circus Art," 22 Aug. 2019 In 2008, Andre Debose's tumbling catch on a 40-yard bomb from Ray Ray Armstrong with 33 seconds remaining gave Seminole a 28-21 victory over Miami Northwestern in a state championship thriller. — Buddy Collings, orlandosentinel.com, "100 things we love about high school football," 21 Aug. 2019 The video shows dozens of air mattresses tumbling across a grassy park, flying near a pool as ominous-looking storm clouds appear. — Fox News, "Strong winds in Colorado send dozens of mattresses flying across field, video shows," 20 Aug. 2019 In the vicinity of plastic manufacturing or packaging plants, nurdles have been documented spilling onto the ground and tumbling out of water discharge pipes. — Zoë Schlanger, Quartz, "Virgin plastic pellets are the biggest pollution disaster you’ve never heard of," 19 Aug. 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
The bus was destroyed in the collision in Pasamayo, about 43 miles north of Lima, with photographs showing massive damage to the front and a destroyed back end, presumably from the tumble down the cliff. — Alex Horton, Washington Post, "A bus crash killed 48. What happened at Peru’s other Devil’s Curve might have been worse.," 3 Jan. 2018 This rough-and-tumble sport is Gaelic football, a beloved Irish tradition that has taken root in the Boston area. — Lauren Fox, BostonGlobe.com, "Rough-and-tumble Gaelic football is a hit on both sides of the Atlantic," 15 Aug. 2019 But Netflix has had many tumbles over the years, and strong growth has resumed. —