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Lacking in order or neatness
“But Kate was cross, embarrassed that Verna should see such a tumbled room.”
In a state of disarray
To have thrown into disorder
“She shook her head to tumble her hair, and turned for a last look in the glass.”
Past tense for to fall down or over, especially suddenly
“I would feel a fast wind stirring up, and then a single, immensely large plop of rain would tumble on my upturned forehead.”
Past tense for to collapse or cave in, especially suddenly
“Just as it fell, the female pulled her partner away, and they watched the structure tumble.”
Past tense for to decrease rapidly in amount or value
“In an economic slowdown, corporate profits fall and stock prices tumble, too.”
Past tense for to hang or dangle loosely
“She let her legs tumble over the edge of the raft and sat staring down at her small feet in the big ocean.”
Past tense for to move or rush in a headlong or uncontrolled way
“I'm parked in front of the television when the kids decide to noisily tumble into the room.”
Past tense for to flow in a continuous or steady manner, as of a liquid
“A brook would tumble over a waterfall through the yard where it would wander its way back to the lake.”
Past tense for to understand the meaning or hidden implication of (a situation)
“Rather oddly, Mrs. Waters does not now or later tumble to Tom's identity.”
Past tense for to move or jolt around unsteadily or abruptly
Past tense for to bend and give way under pressure or strain
Past tense for to engage in carnal activity
Past tense for to turn over or capsize an object or container
(of a business) Past tense for to go bankrupt
Past tense for to physically struggle or flail around clumsily
Past tense for to roll oneself about in something dirty, for example in mud
Past tense for to engage in carnal activity with
Past tense for to move in a group, often in a hurried manner
Hung out to dry
Past tense for to physically bring to the ground
Past tense for to undermine one's power or authority, especially of an established system or institution
Past tense for to take place or do something by accident or without intending to
Past tense for to throw or launch something in a given direction
Past tense for happen upon
Past tense for to be told or informed of
Past tense for to completely destroy or devastate
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