tumble

v., -bled, -bling, -bles.

v.intr.

1. To perform acrobatic feats such as somersaults, rolls, or twists.
2. 1. To fall or roll end over end: The kittens tumbled over each other.
   2. To spill or roll out in confusion or disorder: Students tumbled out of the bus.
   3. To pitch headlong; fall: tumbled on the ice.
   4. To proceed haphazardly.
3. 1. To topple, as from power or a high position; fall.
   2. To collapse: The wall tumbled down.
   3. To drop: Prices tumbled.
4. To come upon accidentally; happen on: We tumbled on a fine restaurant.
5. Slang. To come to a sudden understanding; catch on: tumbled to the reality that he had been cheated.

v.tr.

1. To cause to fall; bring down: A scandal tumbled the government.
2. To put, spill, or toss haphazardly: tumbled the extra parts into a box.
3. To toss or whirl in a drum, tumbler, or tumbling box.

n.

1. An act of tumbling; a fall.
2. Confusion; disorder.

[Middle English tumblen, frequentative of tumben, to dance about, from Old English tumbian.]

also tumble on

verb

1. To come to the ground suddenly and involuntarily: drop, fall, go down, nose-dive, pitch, plunge, spill, topple. Idioms: take afallheaderplungespilltumble. See rise/fall.
2. To undergo a sharp, rapid descent in value or price: dive, drop, fall, nose-dive, plummet, plunge, sink, skid, slump. Idioms: take a suddendowntrenddownturn. See increase/decrease.
3. To bring about the downfall of: bring down, overthrow, overturn, subvert, topple, unhorse. See help/harm/harmless.
4. To put out of proper order: derange, disarrange, disarray, disorder, disorganize, disrupt, disturb, jumble, mess up, mix up, muddle, unsettle, upset. See order/disorder.

phrasal verb - tumble on

To find or meet by chance: bump into, chance on (or upon), come across, come on (or upon), find, happen on (or upon), light on (or upon), run across, run into, stumble on (or upon). Archaic alight on (or upon). Idioms: meet up with,, meet.

noun

1. A sudden involuntary drop to the ground: dive, fall, nosedive, pitch, plunge, spill. Informal header. See rise/fall.
2. A usually swift downward trend, as in prices: decline, descent, dip, dive, downslide, downswing, downtrend, downturn, drop, drop-off, fall, nosedive, plunge, skid, slide, slump. See increase/decrease.
3. A lack of order or regular arrangement: chaos, clutter, confusedness, confusion, derangement, disarrangement, disarray, disorder, disorderedness, disorderliness, disorganization, jumble, mess, mix-up, muddle, muss, scramble, topsy-turviness. Slang snafu. See order/disorder.
4. A group of things gathered haphazardly: agglomeration, bank¹, cumulus, drift, heap, hill, mass, mess, mound, mountain, pile, shock², stack. See order/disorder.

IN BRIEF: Do gymnastics, roll and turn skillfully. Also: To suffer a sudden downfall, overthrow, or defeat.

And the muttering grew to a grumbling; And the grumbling grew to a mighty rumbling; And out of the houses the rats came tumbling. — Robert Browning (1812-1889)

Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.

The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: an acrobatic feat of rolling or turning end over end

Meaning #2: a sudden drop from an upright position
  Synonyms: spill, fall

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The verb tumble has 11 meanings:

Meaning #1: fall down, as if collapsing
  Synonym: topple

Meaning #2: cause to topple or tumble by pushing
  Synonym: topple

Meaning #3: roll over and over, back and forth

Meaning #4: fly around, as of paper on the sidewalk, or clothes in a dryer, or rising smoke in the wind
  Synonyms: whirl, skirl, whirl around

Meaning #5: fall apart; also used metaphorically
  Synonyms: crumble, crumple, break down, collapse

Meaning #6: throw together in a confused mass

Meaning #7: understand, usually after some initial difficulty
  Synonyms: catch on, get onto, latch on, cotton on, twig, get it

Meaning #8: fall suddenly and sharply

Meaning #9: put clothes in a tumbling barrel, where they are whirled about in hot air, ususally with the purpose of drying

Meaning #10: suffer a sudden downfall, overthrow, or defeat

Meaning #11: do gymnastics, roll and turn skillfully

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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - tumle, vælte, falde omkuld, falde om, trimle
v. tr. - rodet, forvirret
n. - fald, styrt, kolbøtte, uorden, roderi

idioms:

• tumble down    falde ned, tumle ned
• tumble dryer    tørretumbler
• tumble in bed    snuble i seng
• tumble into    støde ind i

Nederlands (Dutch)
vallen, duikelen, (laten) tuimelen, (snel) dalen, val, duikeling

Français (French)
v. intr. - tomber de, bondir, dégringoler, (Fin) chuter, (Sport) faire des culbutes, piger (fam), comprendre
v. tr. - tomber, chuter, faire des culbutes
n. - chute, dégringolade, (fig) chute, culbute, tas, (Fin) chute (des actions)

idioms:

• tumble down    dégringoler dans, dévaler en cascade
• tumble dryer    sèche-linge
• tumble into    tomber dans
• tumble over    tomber de

Deutsch (German)
v. - fallen, stürzen, hin- und herrollen, (ugs.) begreifen, Purzelbäume schlagen, zu Fall bringen, durcheinanderwerfen, schleudern, im Wäschetrockner trocknen
n. - Fall, Sturz, Purzelbaum, Durcheinander

idioms:

• tumble down    hinunterfallen, einstürzen
• tumble dryer    Wäschetrockner
• tumble into    in etw. eilen
• tumble over    hinfallen, umfallen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - κατρακυλώ, κουτρουβαλιάζω/-ομαι, πέφτω, τουμπάρω, σωριάζομαι, ανατρέπω/-ομαι
n. - ανατροπή, πτώση (κν. κουτρουβάλα)

idioms:

• tumble down    κατρακυλώ, καταρρέω
• tumble dryer    περιστροφικό στεγνωτήριο ρούχων
• tumble in bed    ρίχνομαι στο κρεβάτι
• tumble into    σωριάζομαι, ξεπέφτω

Italiano (Italian)
capitombolare, ruzzolare, capitombolo, capriola

idioms:

• tumble down    precipitare
• tumble dryer    asciugabiancheria
• tumble in bed    rigirarsi nel letto
• tumble to    rendersi conto

Português (Portuguese)
v. - rolar, tropeçar, desarrumar, destruir
n. - tombo (m), queda (f), confusão (f)

idioms:

• tumble down    tombar, vir abaixo
• tumble dryer    secadora (f)
• tumble in bed    revirar-se na cama
• tumble to    colapso (m), cair

Русский (Russian)
падать, рухнуть, свалиться, спад, половой акт

idioms:

• tumble down    падать, рушиться, свалиться
• tumble dryer    сушилка
• tumble in bed    заниматься сексом в постели
• tumble to    прийти к выводу своим умом, догадаться

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - caerse, dar volteretas, agitarse, tambalearse
v. tr. - hacer caer, derrumbar, tumbear, volcar, lanzar, arrojar, revolver, desarreglar, zarandear, secar, pulir en un tambor giratorio
n. - caída, tumbo, voltereta, cabriola, desorden, confusión

idioms:

• tumble down    caerse, rodar, derribar, matar, venirse abajo, derrumbarse
• tumble dryer    secadora
• tumble into    tropezar con, dar con, encontrar
• tumble over    trastornar, volcar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - ramla, falla, trilla, tumla, rulla, snava, slå kullerbyttor (volter), stöta, vräka, kasta, knuffa, slänga omkring, stöka till, fälla, skjuta ner, komma underfund med, genomskåda, ligga med (sl.)
n. - fall, störtning, (ned)störtande, ras, kullerbytta, volt, röra, villerva

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
翻倒, 倒塌, 摔倒, 使摔倒, 弄乱, 使滚翻, 跌跤, 坠落, 暴跌

idioms:

• tumble down    摇摇欲坠的, 破败不堪的
• tumble dryer    滚筒式烘干机
• tumble in bed    在床上翻来翻去, 上床
• tumble into    偶然遇见或发现

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 翻倒, 倒塌, 摔倒
v. tr. - 使摔倒, 弄亂, 使滾翻
n. - 跌跤, 倒塌, 墜落, 暴跌

idioms:

• tumble down    搖搖欲墜的, 破敗不堪的
• tumble dryer    滾筒式烘乾機
• tumble in bed    在床上翻來翻去, 上床
• tumble into    偶然遇見或發現

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 넘어지다, 뒹굴다, ~을 깨닫다
v. tr. - 굴리다, 난잡하게 흐트려 뜨리다, 구기다
n. - 추락, 전도, 공중 제비

idioms:

• tumble down    ~에서 떨어지다, 찌부러질 듯한, 금방 넘어질 듯한
• tumble into    뒤범벅을 만들다, 마구 쑤셔넣다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 倒れる, ころぶ, ころげ落ちる, 転げ回る, くずれ落ちる, 急に下落する, 暴落する, あわてて来る, ころがり込む, はっと気がつく, 悟る, 倒す, 転がす, くずす, ぶちまける, くしゃくしゃにする, 混乱させる
n. - 転落, 崩壊, とんぼ返り, 宙返り, 混乱, 乱雑に積もった山

idioms:

• tumble down    転がり落ちる, 崩れ落ちる
• tumble drier    回転式乾燥機
• tumble dryer    回転式乾燥機
• tumble in bed    一夜の情事
• tumble to    急にわかる, 気づく

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يقع على ألأرض, يعثر, يتشقلب (الاسم) ركام, كومه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮נפל, מעד, נכשל, צנח, התגלגל, ביצע תעלולים באוויר, הבין את המשמעות החבויה‬
v. tr. - ‮הפיל, גרם לאי-סדר, פרע (שיער), בילבל‬
n. - ‮נפילה, מעידה, אנדרלמוסיה, היפוך באוויר‬

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