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Tumbling

Tumbling Meaning & Definition
Tumbling Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Tumbling?

[n] the gymnastic moves of an acrobat
[adj] moving in surges and billows and rolls; "billowing smoke from burning houses"; "the rolling fog"; "the rolling sea"; "the tumbling water of the rapids"
[adj] pitching headlong with a rolling or twisting movement; "a violent tumbling fall"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Tumbling: acrobatics | billowing | falling | moving | rolling

Related Terms | Find terms related to Tumbling:

See Also | acrobatic feat | acrobatic stunt | gymnastics

Tumbling In Webster's Dictionary

\Tum"bling\, a. & vb. n. from {Tumble}, v. {Tumbling barrel}. Same as {Rumble}, n., 4. {Tumbling bay}, an overfall, or weir, in a canal.

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