Definition of Tumble

Noun

• a sudden drop from an upright position
  "he had a nasty spill on the ice"
  spill fall
• an acrobatic feat of rolling or turning end over end
  

Verb

• do gymnastics, roll and turn skillfully
  
• suffer a sudden downfall, overthrow, or defeat
  
• put clothes in a tumbling barrel, where they are whirled about in hot air, usually with the purpose of drying
  "Wash in warm water and tumble dry"
  
• fall suddenly and sharply
  "Prices tumbled after the devaluation of the currency"
  
• understand, usually after some initial difficulty
  "She didn't know what her classmates were plotting but finally caught on"
  - catch on - get wise - get onto - latch on - cotton on twig - get it
• throw together in a confused mass
  "They tumbled the teams with no apparent pattern"
  
• fall apart
  "the building crumbled after the explosion"
  "Negotiations broke down"
  crumble crumple - break down collapse
• fly around
  "The clothes tumbled in the dryer"
  "rising smoke whirled in the air"
  whirl - whirl around
• roll over and over, back and forth
  
• cause to topple or tumble by pushing
  topple tip
• fall down, as if collapsing
  "The tower of the World Trade Center tumbled after the plane hit it"
  topple

Word games points for the Tumble

• Scrabble® score of the tumble (10)
• Word Chums® score of the tumble (15)
• Words With Friends® score of the tumble (14)

Unscramble tumble

45 unscramble word found using the letters tumble.

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