tumbleverb [ I ]
uk/ˈtʌm.bəl/us/ˈtʌm.bəl/to fall quickly and without control:
I lost my footing and tumbled down the stairs.
At any moment the whole building could tumble down.
He lost his balance and tumbled over.
to fall a lot in value in a short time:
Share prices tumbled yesterday.
to move in an uncontrolled way, as if falling or likely to fall:
An excited group of children tumbled out of school/the bus.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Falling and dropping
- ass
- ass over teakettle idiom
- collapse
- collapse/fall in a heap idiom
- cropper
- crumple
- drop
- drop like flies idiom
- drop sb/sth off
- fly
- hit the deck idiom
- let go idiom
- nosedive
- overbalance
- parachutist
- plunge
- pratfall
- put sth/sb down
- shower
- wayside
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Price decreases
Moving unsteadily or with difficulty
Phrasal verb(s)
tumble to sth
tumblenoun [ C ]
uk/ˈtʌm.bəl/us/ˈtʌm.bəl/a sudden fall:
She took a nasty tumble on her way to work and grazed her arm.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Falling and dropping
- ass
- ass over teakettle idiom
- collapse
- collapse/fall in a heap idiom
- cropper
- crumple
- drop
- drop like flies idiom
- drop sb/sth off
- fly
- hit the deck idiom
- let go idiom
- nosedive
- overbalance
- parachutist
- plunge
- pratfall
- put sth/sb down
- shower
- wayside
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Idiom(s)
take a tumble