| He dug out his key and stuck it in the lock, feeling the tumblers give way. |
| He jiggles the key in the lock on the front door, trying to persuade the tumblers to shift, which they finally do, reluctantly. |
| I bought some cool, plain, glass tumblers from a thrift store and will start an etching design for them this weekend. |
| It has lever tumblers that require a key with a bit, or projecting part, of proper depth and position. |
| As the backstories of the major characters are filled in, little tumblers fall into place. |
| In such locks, lever steps on a key bit engage the lever tumblers and a bolt step on the key bit engages a bolt talon for moving the bolt. |
