tumble to
phrasal verb
tumbled to; tumbling to; tumbles to
British, informal
: to understand or become aware of (something)
They didn't tumble to the seriousness of the problem.
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Sophomore forward Billy Richmond III swiped the ball away from sophomore guard Christian Anderson, tumbled to the floor and passed ahead to Acuff, who completed a three-point play after he was fouled by Lejuan Watts on the layup.
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Matt Byrne, Arkansas Online, 13 Dec. 2025
The father, in a state of shock, tumbles to the floor.
—Literary Hub, 12 Dec. 2025
Tonight lows will tumble to the low to mid 60s inland and the upper 60s closer to the coast.
—Lissette Gonzalez, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025
The department on Thursday reported that weekly jobless claims unexpectedly tumbled to 191,000, the lowest in more than three years.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 4 Dec. 2025
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Matt Byrne, Arkansas Online, 13 Dec. 2025
The father, in a state of shock, tumbles to the floor.
—Literary Hub, 12 Dec. 2025
Tonight lows will tumble to the low to mid 60s inland and the upper 60s closer to the coast.
—Lissette Gonzalez, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025
The department on Thursday reported that weekly jobless claims unexpectedly tumbled to 191,000, the lowest in more than three years.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 4 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for tumble to
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“Tumble to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tumble%20to. Accessed 20 Dec. 2025.
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