tumbles 1 of 2

plural of tumble
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as in falls
the act of going down from an upright position suddenly and involuntarily took a little tumble on the ice

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tumbles

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verb

present tense third-person singular of tumble
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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of tumbles
Noun
Within those questions is the greatness revealed when the image moves again, when charging Eagles safety Reed Blankenship lifts a hand to tip Mayfield’s fourth-quarter throw, when the flailing football tumbles into linebacker Jihaad Campbell’s arms near the pylon. Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025 According to Burlison, the video shows a high-speed object—presumably the missile—hitting the orb, which then deforms, tumbles, and sheds smaller fragments, one barely visible. Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025 Water tumbles from cliffs like silk ribbons with Staubbach Falls drifting beside charming chalets trimmed in geraniums. Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025 In the Bahe River in central China, the slow-flowing water tumbles over stones and zigzags between towering hills. Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 18 Aug. 2025
Verb
Ralphy leaps up in shock, tumbles off the sofa, and sprints toward his owner, who is filming nearby. Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025 Easy to roll your eyes at from the opening scene and increasingly pigheaded in all of the ones that follow, Man-su starts off a long way from likable and tumbles much lower in our estimation from there. Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 8 Oct. 2025 In one passage, the cameras follow water down a shower drain and into a cavernous subterranean universe; in another, Mike tumbles through a sky of stars. Carrie Battan, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2025 Video shows partial collapse of NYC high-rise Videos from the scene show the moment the shaft tumbles down onto the ground, leaving a trail of dust in the air. Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025 Gordon said while the market’s gains can spur consumer spending, the opposite can be true when the market tumbles. John Towfighi, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2025 Meanwhile, Múlafossur Waterfall tumbles into the Atlantic below—its roar softened by Northern Fulmars wheeling overhead. Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025 At only 20 feet high, Abrams Falls’ stature isn’t its most impressive quality; however, the sheer force of water that tumbles down it is an experience to enjoy with several senses—certainly sight, but also sound and feel too. Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tumbles
Noun
  • Ray’s most chaotic photograms—jumbles that push out of the frame or look like time bombs ready to explode—find echoes in his films, projected on the back walls, a show in themselves.
    Vince Aletti, New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Seeing the awe-inspiring falls is the top priority for most travelers coming to Cumberland Falls State Resort Park.
    Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Bankruptcies, drunk driving charges, delinquent child support, foreclosures, nickel-and-dime car wrecks, suspicious slip-and-falls, dubious claims of disabilities — the stock-in- trade of a run-of-the-mill street lawyer whose law school dreams of riches had faded so dim they were almost gone.
    Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Roll Out Cookie and Pie Dough Prevent major countertop messes by rolling out your cookie dough or pie crust onto a sheet of parchment.
    Lauren Wicks, Southern Living, 19 Oct. 2025
  • The suction is powerful enough to handle everyday messes, and the anti-tangle technology helps remove all the pet hair.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 9 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The trio stumbles upon a crucial piece of evidence - and promptly compromises it.
    Billie Melissa, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
  • To summarize, the protagonist, lost in hopeless days, eventually stumbles upon a deserted dance hall.
    Billboard Japan, Billboard, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • While the filmmaker’s first nine movies were modestly budgeted — see Inherent Vice (2014) or Hard Eight (1996) — the $140 million One Battle, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, plunges Anderson into franchise-like economics.
    Peter Bart, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Continue reading … DIGITAL DARKNESS – Taliban plunges Afghanistan into darkness as UN issues urgent warning.
    , FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The change also disrupts our internal systems that drive focus and productivity.
    Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
  • That’s because, sadly, many bat populations have declined in recent years due to factors including habitat loss, wind turbines, and white nose syndrome (WNS), a devastating fungal disease which disrupts their natural hibernation cycles.
    Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • When the ceiling collapses in her Montauk apartment, she’s forced to move to a bleak low-rent motel.
    Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Ares instead collapses the two, transporting technology from the other universe—like the light cycle, a futuristic motorcycle that’s become a franchise icon—onto real-world streets.
    David Sims, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The plan aims to increase market share by expanding internationally, enhancing in-store experiences, broadening wellness and product assortments, and deepening digital engagement.
    Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Special capsule assortments and exclusive in-store experiences will also be introduced to cultivate community.
    Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2025

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“Tumbles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tumbles. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.

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