Word of the day! 23 October 2014 Tumble verb 1. to fall down quickly and suddenly, especially with a rolling movement tumble over/backwards/down ex. She lost her balance and tumbled backwards. 2. to move in an uncontrolled way tumble into/through/out etc ex. We tumbled out into the street. 3. if prices or figures tumble, they go down suddenly and by a large amount: ex. Oil prices have tumbled. 4. literary if someones hair tumbles down, it is long, thick, and curly: ex. Her long dark hair tumbled over her shoulders. 5. literary if words tumble out of someones mouth, they speak very quickly because they are excited or upset tumble out/over ex. The words tumbled out as if he hardly knew what to say first. 6. if water tumbles somewhere, it flows there quickly: ex. A narrow stream tumbled over the rocks. 7 come tumbling down a) if something comes tumbling down, it falls suddenly to the ground: ex. Removing the debris could cause the rest of the building to come tumbling down. b) if a system, problem etc comes tumbling down, it suddenly stops working or existing: ex. In the last year, barriers have come tumbling down.
Posted on: Thu, 23 Oct 2014 07:04:43 +0000
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