tumbling barrel

noun

: a revolving cask in which objects or materials undergo a process (such as drying or polishing) by being whirled about

Examples of tumbling barrel in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The ship’s list was already so pronounced that the drawer of the café’s cash register was slung open, and the pair were passed by officers and stewards hurrying to their boat stations, their arms out to each side like customers negotiating the tumbling barrel of a fun house. —Jim Shepard, New Yorker, 8 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1890, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for tumbling barrel

• apparel
• carol