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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This reduced supply of workers plus the relatively flat labor participation rate flat mean that the monthly job gains needed to keep unemployment steady could tumble to just 15,000 from 50,000.
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Jason Ma, Fortune, 28 Dec. 2025
At one point, one man slams the other into the display before both tumble to the floor.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 16 Dec. 2025
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.
—Matt Byrne, Arkansas Online, 13 Dec. 2025
The father, in a state of shock, tumbles to the floor.
—Literary Hub, 12 Dec. 2025
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Jason Ma, Fortune, 28 Dec. 2025
At one point, one man slams the other into the display before both tumble to the floor.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 16 Dec. 2025
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.
—Matt Byrne, Arkansas Online, 13 Dec. 2025
The father, in a state of shock, tumbles to the floor.
—Literary Hub, 12 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 10 Jan. 2026.
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