tumbling

Plural: tumblings

Noun

• The acrobatic sport of performing flips, rolls, and other gymnastic maneuvers.
• the gymnastic moves of an acrobat
• The act of something that tumbles.

Verb

• fall down, as if collapsing
• cause to topple or tumble by pushing
• roll over and over, back and forth
• fly around
• fall apart
• throw together in a confused mass
• understand, usually after some initial difficulty
• fall suddenly and sharply
• put clothes in a tumbling barrel, where they are whirled about in hot air, usually with the purpose of drying
• suffer a sudden downfall, overthrow, or defeat
• do gymnastics, roll and turn skillfully
• present participle and gerund of tumble

Examples

• Her game of Words With Friends was like TUMBLING, full of unexpected twists and high-flying scores.

Synonyms

acrobatics, break down, catch on, collapse, cotton on, crumble, crumple, get it, get onto, get wise, latch on, tip, topple, tumble, twig, whirl, whirl around