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  • present participle of tumble.
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tumbling

[tuhm-bling] / ˈtʌm blɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
falling
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG


NOUN
acrobatics
Synonyms


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Super Micro Computer announced a $7 billion equity and equity-linked financing package on Tuesday, sending shares tumbling 9% in after-hours trading as investors reacted to the rising cost of the artificial-intelligence boom.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

A poor clinical trial result in February singlehandedly sent the OMX Copenhagen 25 index tumbling 3.6%.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

All over the world, incumbents were tumbling in the wake of the pandemic, and he was among the first of them.

From Salon • May 31, 2026

The stocks began Friday trading about flat before tumbling in a half-hour span beginning around 10 a.m.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

On that last tumbling pass, I'd crunched my ankles on the landing, and now my right one was aching.

From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles




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