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tumbling

[tuhm-bling]

noun

  1. the act, practice, or art of performing acrobatic tumbles, usually on a mat or the ground.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of tumbling1

First recorded in 1375–1425, tumbling is from the late Middle English word tomblyng. See tumble, -ing 1
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UK companies are holding back on hiring or are not replacing departing workers, sending job vacancies tumbling, official figures suggest.

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Andrew was being bombarded by the breaking waves, tumbling in the tumultuous North Sea.

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Earlier this year he had been in danger of tumbling out of the world's top 100 after a difficult couple of years struggling for form and fitness.

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At the end, the pent-up frustration of 35 years came tumbling out, three and a half decades of waiting.

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He makes this great sacrifice of having a personal life to make this great art and be this tremendous success, and it all backfires and comes tumbling down.

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