tumbling
1 of 2noun
tum·bling ˈtəm-b(ə-)liŋ 
: the skill, practice, or sport of executing gymnastic feats (such as somersaults and handsprings) without the use of apparatus
tumbling
2 of 2adjective
: tipped or slanted out of the vertical —used especially of a cattle brand
Example Sentences
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Dyan Machan, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 July 2022 More recent expansion plans were sidelined by a 2018 short-seller report that sent the company’s stock tumbling. Liz Young, WSJ, 4 Aug. 2022 Higher rates have already sent home sales tumbling, made the prospect of buying a new car more burdensome and pushed credit card rates up. CBS News, 4 Aug. 2022 Higher rates have already sent home sales tumbling, made the prospect of buying a new car more burdensome and pushed credit card rates up. Matt Ott, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2022 Those higher rates have already sent home sales tumbling, made the prospect of buying a new car more burdensome, and pushed credit card rates up. Matt Ott, BostonGlobe.com, 28 July 2022 Higher mortgage rates have sent home sales tumbling. Christopher Rugaber, Anchorage Daily News, 28 July 2022 Higher mortgage rates have sent home sales tumbling. Christopher Rugaber, ajc, 27 July 2022 The greenback’s climb has sent the euro, British pound and Japanese yen tumbling. Will Feuer, WSJ, 2 June 2022 Jeet Heer, The New Republic, 5 Apr. 2018 The rout in bitcoin is part of a broader selloff in the cryptocurrency realm, with all of the top 10 by market cap falling, and most tumbling by at least 10 percent, according to Coinmarketcap.com. Joanna Ossinger, Bloomberg.com, 8 Jan. 2018 See More
Noun
The grayish-blue bird flew toward the sun, then plummeted 60 feet with a spectacular tumbling motion. Dyan Machan, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 July 2022 More recent expansion plans were sidelined by a 2018 short-seller report that sent the company’s stock tumbling. Liz Young, WSJ, 4 Aug. 2022 Higher rates have already sent home sales tumbling, made the prospect of buying a new car more burdensome and pushed credit card rates up. CBS News, 4 Aug. 2022 Higher rates have already sent home sales tumbling, made the prospect of buying a new car more burdensome and pushed credit card rates up. Matt Ott, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2022 Those higher rates have already sent home sales tumbling, made the prospect of buying a new car more burdensome, and pushed credit card rates up. Matt Ott, BostonGlobe.com, 28 July 2022 Higher mortgage rates have sent home sales tumbling. Christopher Rugaber, Anchorage Daily News, 28 July 2022 Higher mortgage rates have sent home sales tumbling. Christopher Rugaber, ajc, 27 July 2022 The greenback’s climb has sent the euro, British pound and Japanese yen tumbling. Will Feuer, WSJ, 2 June 2022 Adjective
The Senate majority leader represents the big-business wing of the Republican Party, and Wall Street, if the tumbling stock market is any indication, fears Trump’s protectionism will cause economic pain. Jeet Heer, The New Republic, 5 Apr. 2018 The rout in bitcoin is part of a broader selloff in the cryptocurrency realm, with all of the top 10 by market cap falling, and most tumbling by at least 10 percent, according to Coinmarketcap.com. Joanna Ossinger, Bloomberg.com, 8 Jan. 2018 See More Word History
First Known Use
Noun
1604, in the meaning defined above
Adjective
circa 1916, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing tumbling
tumbling
verb
1
as in falling
to go down from an upright position suddenly and involuntarily the infant stood for a moment and then tumbled on the carpet Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- falling
- stumbling
- slipping
- tripping
- toppling
- sliding
- collapsing
- crashing
- skidding
- plunging
- crumpling
- plopping
- plummeting
- dropping
- plunking
- free-falling
- keeling
- precipitating
- nose-diving
- flumping
- plonking
- wiping out
- slumping (over)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- rising
- standing (up)
- uprising
- getting up
2
as in plunging
to go to a lower level especially abruptly stock prices tumbled after the earnings report was released Synonyms & Similar Words
- plunging
- falling
- dipping
- declining
- plummeting
- skidding
- dropping
- sinking
- crashing
- descending
- diving
- cratering
- decreasing
- lowering
- nose-diving
- retreating
- subsiding
- diminishing
- drooping
- ebbing
- dwindling
- waning
- receding
- tapering off
- lessening
- moderating
- abating
- letting up
- dying (down)
- de-escalating
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- rising
- soaring
- ascending
- lifting
- spiking
- mounting
- arising
- growing
- increasing
- building
- expanding
- accumulating
- swelling
- escalating
- mushrooming
- intensifying
- upping
- enlarging
- burgeoning
- waxing
- snowballing
- ballooning
- picking up
- bourgeoning
3
as in shuffling
to undo the proper order or arrangement of tumbled all the clothes in her closet as she furiously searched for her favorite pair of jeans Synonyms & Similar Words
- shuffling
- disrupting
- scrambling
- jumbling
- confusing
- disarranging
- disturbing
- muddling
- tousling
- mussing
- dislocating
- disordering
- disorganizing
- tangling
- rumpling
- disjointing
- deranging
- upsetting
- snarling
- hashing
- discomposing
- disarraying
- disheveling
- dishevelling
- entangling
- embroiling
- unsettling
- cluttering
- perturbing
- agitating
- mixing (up)
- messing (up)
- stirring (up)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- ranging
- arranging
- organizing
- disposing
- tidying
- ordering
- regulating
- lining
- aligning
- alining
- arraying
- adjusting
- marshaling
- classifying
- straightening (up)
- marshalling
- queueing
- fixing
- drawing up
- lining up
- systematizing
- queuing
- codifying
- grooming
- methodizing
- making up
- systemizing
- sprucing (up)
- unscrambling
4
as in collapsing
to fall down or in as a result of physical pressure all we need is one strong wind, and that old barn is going to tumble Synonyms & Similar Words
- collapsing
- crumpling
- going
- buckling
- melting
- imploding
- crumbling
- shattering
- crashing
- foundering
- yielding
- giving
- dying
- going out
- giving way
- flattening
- bursting
- breaking
- smashing
- snapping
- cracking
- popping
- stalling
- splintering
- failing
- splitting
- deflating
- melting down
- caving (in)
- giving out
- breaking down
- conking (out)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- rising
- swelling
- inflating