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tumbling

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


NOUN
acrobatics
Synonyms


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Despite traveling so quickly, the snakes were able to follow a narrow racetrack measuring just 20 centimeters across, demonstrating that their rolling movements are not simply uncontrolled tumbling.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026

Telecom stocks are tumbling on news that SpaceX is aiming to secure 80,000 cell sites across the US, raising the specter of fierce competition between the industry’s big three and Starlink Mobile.

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026

The ZEW index had risen consistently through the summer after tumbling following the first U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

“When that happens, the oil will come tumbling down.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

Two feet farther left, we’d be in danger of tumbling down.

From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes


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