Tumbling - English meaning

Tumbling – definitions in English dictionary

verb
Fall suddenly, clumsily, or headlong.
Usage examples:
She pitched forward, tumbling down the remaining stairs
Synonims:
Fall (over)Fall down Topple over Lose one's footing Lose one's balance Keel over Pitch over Take a spill Collapse Fall headlong Fall head over heels Fall end over end Trip Trip up Stumble Co
verb
Perform acrobatic feats, typically handsprings and somersaults in the air.
Usage examples:
On floor exercise one gymnast tumbled a double layout, two whips to double pike, and stuck full-in …
verb
Dry (washing) in a tumble dryer.
Usage examples:
The machine gentle tumbles the clothes in cool air for ten minutes
verb
Understand the meaning or hidden implication of (a situation).
Usage examples:
She'll ring again as soon as she tumbles to what she's done
Synonims:
Realize Understand Grasp Comprehend Take in Apprehend Perceive See Recognize See the light Latch on to Cotton on to Catch on to Get Get wise to Get one's head around Figure out Get a fix on G
verb
Have sex with.
Usage examples:
He was tumbling a strange woman
verb
Clean (castings, gemstones, etc.) in a tumbling barrel.

noun
A sudden or headlong fall.
Usage examples:
I took a tumble in the nettles

noun
A handspring, somersault in the air, or other acrobatic feat.
Usage examples:
She can perform huge vertical or horizontal leaps, often resulting in gymnastic tumbles and rolls i…

noun
An act or instance of having sex.
Usage examples:
I figured anyone who's that good in bed would definitely be worth a tumble.

noun
A friendly sign of recognition, acknowledgement, or interest.
Usage examples:
Not a soul gave him a tumble

noun
A sudden or headlong fall.
Usage examples:
I took a tumble in the nettles

noun
A handspring, somersault in the air, or other acrobatic feat.
Usage examples:
She can perform huge vertical or horizontal leaps, often resulting in gymnastic tumbles and rolls i…

noun
An act or instance of having sex.
Usage examples:
I figured anyone who's that good in bed would definitely be worth a tumble.

noun
A friendly sign of recognition, acknowledgement, or interest.
Usage examples:
Not a soul gave him a tumble

noun
A sudden or headlong fall.
Usage examples:
I took a tumble in the nettles

noun
A handspring, somersault in the air, or other acrobatic feat.
Usage examples:
She can perform huge vertical or horizontal leaps, often resulting in gymnastic tumbles and rolls i…

noun
An act or instance of having sex.
Usage examples:
I figured anyone who's that good in bed would definitely be worth a tumble.

noun
A friendly sign of recognition, acknowledgement, or interest.
Usage examples:
Not a soul gave him a tumble

noun
A sudden or headlong fall.
Usage examples:
I took a tumble in the nettles

noun
A handspring, somersault in the air, or other acrobatic feat.
Usage examples:
She can perform huge vertical or horizontal leaps, often resulting in gymnastic tumbles and rolls i…

noun
An act or instance of having sex.
Usage examples:
I figured anyone who's that good in bed would definitely be worth a tumble.

noun
A friendly sign of recognition, acknowledgement, or interest.
Usage examples:
Not a soul gave him a tumble

verb
Present participle of tumble
Usage examples:
I lost my footing and tumbled down the stairs., at any moment the whole building could tumble down.…

Tumbling translation into English

Tumbling: translate from English into Chinese

翻滚, 翻筋斗

Tumbling: translate from English into Dutch

Tuimelen, Acrobatie

Tumbling: translate from English into French

Culbutant, Acrobatie

Tumbling: translate from English into German

Taumeln

Tumbling: translate from English into Hindi

टूटना शुरू, ढह पड़ना

Tumbling: translate from English into Italian

Ruzzolare

Tumbling: translate from English into Korean

텀블링

Tumbling: translate from English into Russian

Кувыркаясь, Акробатика, Обработка в барабане, Опрокидывание

Tumbling: translate from English into Spanish

Dando tumbos

Word origin

Middle English (as a verb, also in the sense ‘dance with contortions’): from Middle Low German tummelen ; compare with Old English tumbian ‘to dance’. The sense was probably influenced by Old

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Tumbling – similar words

tumbled

adjective
Having fallen or collapsed.
Usage examples:
The tumbled bricks of the city's fallen walls

verb
Fall suddenly, clumsily, or headlong.
Usage examples:
She pitched forward, tumbling down the remaining stairs

verb
Past simple and past participle of tumble
Usage examples:
I lost my footing and tumbled down the stairs., at any moment the whole building could tumble down.…

Tumbled - all meanings in English

tumble

verb
Fall suddenly, clumsily, or headlong.
Usage examples:
She pitched forward, tumbling down the remaining stairs

noun
A sudden or headlong fall.
Usage examples:
I took a tumble in the nettles

verb
Fall down, as if collapsing

Tumble - all meanings in English

Tumbling synonims

apprehend

verb
Arrest (someone) for a crime.
Usage examples:
A warrant was issued but he has not been apprehended

verb
Anticipate with dread or anxiety

verb
To catch and put a person under police control; to arrest
Usage examples:
Last night police apprehended the suspect.

Apprehend - all meanings in English

co

prefix
(forming nouns) joint; mutual; common.
Usage examples:
Co-driver

abbreviation
Company.
Usage examples:
The consett iron co

abbreviation
Colorado (in official postal use).

Co - all meanings in English

comprehend

verb
Grasp mentally; understand.
Usage examples:
He couldn't comprehend her reasons for marrying lovat

verb
To understand something completely
Usage examples:
If you don’t comprehend something, don’t be afraid to seem dumb, just speak out., the directions we…

Comprehend - all meanings in English

fall down

phrasal verb
Lose an upright position suddenly

phrasal verb
To fall to the ground
Usage examples:
Our apple tree fell down in the storm., he stumbled and fell down., many buildings in the old part …

phrasal verb
If a building is falling down, it is in a very bad condition and there is a risk that it will break into pieces and drop to the ground
Usage examples:
Many buildings in the old part of the city are falling down.

Fall down - all meanings in English

g

ɡram

abbreviation
Gas.

symbol
The acceleration due to gravity, equal to 9.81 m/s2.

noun
The seventh letter of the alphabet.

G - all meanings in English

get

verb
Come to have (something); receive.
Usage examples:
I got a letter from him the other day

noun
See have.

verb
Come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

Get - all meanings in English

grasp

verb
Seize and hold firmly.
Usage examples:
She grasped the bottle

noun
A firm hold or grip.
Usage examples:
The child slipped from her grasp

verb
Hold firmly

Grasp - all meanings in English

latch on to

phrasal verb
Take up an idea or trend enthusiastically.
Usage examples:
The newspapers latched on to the idea of healthy eating

phrasal verb
Understand the meaning of something.
Usage examples:
She'll soon latch on to what is happening

phrasal verb
Attach oneself to someone as a constant and usually unwelcome companion.
Usage examples:
He spent the whole evening trying to latch on to my friends

Latch on to - all meanings in English

perceive

verb
Become aware or conscious of (something); come to realize or understand.
Usage examples:
His mouth fell open as he perceived the truth

verb
Become aware of through the senses

verb
To think of something in a particular way
Usage examples:
The way people perceive the real world is strongly influenced by the language they speak., in those…

Perceive - all meanings in English

realize

verb
Become fully aware of (something) as a fact; understand clearly.
Usage examples:
He realized his mistake at once

verb
Be fully aware or cognizant of

verb
To become aware of or understand a situation
Usage examples:
He realized the store would be closing in a few minutes., [ + (that) clause ] suddenly i realized (…

Realize - all meanings in English

recognize

verb
Identify (someone or something) from having encountered them before; know again.
Usage examples:
I recognized her when her wig fell off

verb
To know someone or something because you have seen or experienced that person or thing before
Usage examples:
I recognized my old high school teacher from the photograph., doctors are trained to recognize the …

verb
To know what something is because you have seen it before, or because you have heard or read about it
Usage examples:
Managers failed to recognize the symptoms as quickly as they should., more and more people are begi…

Recognize - all meanings in English

see

verb
Perceive with the eyes; discern visually.
Usage examples:
In the distance she could see the blue sea

noun
The place in which a cathedral church stands, identified as the seat of authority of a bishop or archbishop.
Usage examples:
He was elected to fill the vacant see

verb
Past of see1.

See - all meanings in English

stumble

verb
Trip or momentarily lose one's balance; almost fall.
Usage examples:
Her foot caught in the rug and she stumbled

noun
An act of stumbling.
Usage examples:
He broke a bone in his foot in a stumble down an alpine pass

verb
Miss a step and fall or nearly fall

Stumble - all meanings in English

take in

phrasal verb
Provide with shelter

verb
To move something or someone from one place to another
Usage examples:
Please, take me with you!, it may rain, so take your umbrella., the suitcases were taken to madrid …

verb
To subtract one number or amount from another
Usage examples:
Take sth from sth you'll need to take $2,000 from the $8,000 to allow for tax., take sth/sb off (st…

Take in - all meanings in English

trip

verb
Catch one's foot on something and stumble or fall.
Usage examples:
He tripped over his cat

noun
A journey or excursion, especially for pleasure.
Usage examples:
Sammy's gone on a school trip

noun
A flock or group of goats, sheep, or other animals.
Usage examples:
She exchanged her cows for a trip of goats

Trip - all meanings in English

trip up

phrasal verb
To make a mistake or to cause someone to make a mistake
Usage examples:
I did ok on the exam except for the last question, when i got tripped up by a word i didn’t underst…

Trip up - all meanings in English

understand

verb
Perceive the intended meaning of (words, a language, or a speaker).
Usage examples:
He didn't understand a word i said

verb
Know and comprehend the nature or meaning of

verb
To know the meaning of something, or to know how a person feels and why the person behaves in a particular way
Usage examples:
[ + question word ] i don’t understand what he means., [ t ] is there anyone here who understands e…

Understand - all meanings in English

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