tumbling

Meanings

Plural: tumblings

Noun

• the gymnastic moves of an acrobat
• The act of something that tumbles.

Verb

• fall down, as if collapsing
• cause to topple or tumble by pushing
• roll over and over, back and forth
• fly around
• fall apart
• throw together in a confused mass
• understand, usually after some initial difficulty
• fall suddenly and sharply
• put clothes in a tumbling barrel, where they are whirled about in hot air, usually with the purpose of drying
• suffer a sudden downfall, overthrow, or defeat
• do gymnastics, roll and turn skillfully
• present participle and gerund of tumble

Synonyms

acrobatics, break down, catch on, collapse, cotton on, crumble, crumple, get it, get onto, get wise, latch on, tip, topple, tumble, twig, whirl, whirl around