Definition of tumbling

"tumbling" in the noun sense

1. acrobatics, tumbling

the gymnastic moves of an acrobat

"tumbling" in the verb sense

1. tumble, topple

fall down, as if collapsing

"The tower of the World Trade Center tumbled after the plane hit it"

2. topple, tumble, tip

cause to topple or tumble by pushing

3. tumble

roll over and over, back and forth

4. whirl, tumble, whirl around

fly around

"The clothes tumbled in the dryer"

"rising smoke whirled in the air"

5. crumble, crumple, tumble, break down, collapse

fall apart

"the building crumbled after the explosion"

"Negotiations broke down"

6. tumble

throw together in a confused mass

"They tumbled the teams with no apparent pattern"

7. 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"

8. tumble

fall suddenly and sharply

"Prices tumbled after the devaluation of the currency"

9. 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"

10. tumble

suffer a sudden downfall, overthrow, or defeat

11. tumble

do gymnastics, roll and turn skillfully

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Quotations for tumbling

Good unexpected, evil unforeseen,
Appear by turns, as fortune shifts the scene;
Some rais'd aloft, come tumbling down amain
And fall so hard, they bound and rise again. [ Lord Lansdowne ]

Patience is the ballast of the soul that will keep it from rolling and tumbling in the greatest storms. [ Bishop Hopkins ]

tumbling in Scrabble®

The word tumbling is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 13

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters tumbling:

TUMBLING
(144)
 

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tumbling in Words With Friends™

The word tumbling is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 19

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters tumbling:

TUMBLING
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Words within the letters of tumbling

2 letter words in tumbling (6 words)

4 letter words in tumbling (13 words)

5 letter words in tumbling (7 words)

6 letter words in tumbling (4 words)

8 letter words in tumbling (1 word)

tumbling + 1 blank (2 words)

tumbling + 2 blanks (1 word)

Words containing the sequence tumbling

Words that start with tumbling (2 words)

Words with tumbling in them (4 words)

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