Get to know Tumble better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like fall or topple.
Tumble in a sentence
Related words
Tumble meaning
- A fall, especially end over end.
- A disorderly heap.
- An act of sexual intercourse.
Synonyms of Tumble
Using Tumble
- The main meaning on this page is: A fall, especially end over end. | A disorderly heap. | An act of sexual intercourse.
- Useful related words include: fall, topple, roll over, force.
- In the example corpus, tumble often appears in combinations such as: tumble dryer, and tumble, tumble down.
Context around Tumble
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 5 middle, 8 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Tumble
- In this selection, "tumble" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 24.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, gymnastics, costly, dryer, down and mid stand out and add context to how "tumble" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a costly tumble dryer and cycle and tumble dried them. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "tumble" sits close to words such as ants, assertions and astounding, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with tumble
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
But if the Cubs continue to slide, a tumble down the standings eventually will follow. (15 words)
Fire involving a tumble dryer and towels within a staff room of a beauty salon. (15 words)
Colorado Springs midfielder Zach Zandi takes a tumble during the Switchbacks game against San Antonio FC. (16 words)
Gold and silver took a tumble mid-week when Fed Chair Powell, in his prepared remarks to Congress, said the Fed was prepared to increase the pace of rate hikes and to a higher-than-expected level should incoming data continued to show strength. (44 words)
And they did rumble, and tumble, all the way until the Vegas Golden Knights took over a tie game in the third period Saturday night for a 5-2 win in Game 1 of the best-of-seven series. (39 words)
In the worst-case scenario, several large rocks could tumble down the mountain reaching speeds of up to 200 km/per hour, Simon Löw, a geology professor at the federal technology institute ETH Zurich, told Swiss public broadcaster SRF. (39 words)
Example sentences (20)
However, the tumble dryer cost per hour depends on the energy efficiency rating of your tumble dryer and the cost of energy at the time.
And they did rumble, and tumble, all the way until the Vegas Golden Knights took over a tie game in the third period Saturday night for a 5-2 win in Game 1 of the best-of-seven series.
Asian stocks had extended Wall Street's tumble on Thursday and investors bought gold, bonds and the dollar, leaving markets on edge ahead of a European Central Bank meeting later in the day.
But if the Cubs continue to slide, a tumble down the standings eventually will follow.
Colorado Springs midfielder Zach Zandi takes a tumble during the Switchbacks game against San Antonio FC.
During the tumble, one of the officers was cut on his arm several times and received a puncture wound to the forearm, police said.
Finding a gym with an adult program was difficult until she came across Royalty Gymnastics, Tumble and Dance in Huntley.
Fire involving a tumble dryer and towels within a staff room of a beauty salon.
For instance, attempting to shield surf with a Balloon attached to your shield will just cause Link to tumble over before surfing even begins.
Gold and silver took a tumble mid-week when Fed Chair Powell, in his prepared remarks to Congress, said the Fed was prepared to increase the pace of rate hikes and to a higher-than-expected level should incoming data continued to show strength.
He spins the actors on a revolve over and over like a tumble dryer at the laundromat.
Humidity inside homes may also be higher this year from drying washing naturally to avoid using a costly tumble dryer.
In the worst-case scenario, several large rocks could tumble down the mountain reaching speeds of up to 200 km/per hour, Simon Löw, a geology professor at the federal technology institute ETH Zurich, told Swiss public broadcaster SRF.
It’s estimated these devices cost between 10p to 20p an hour to run, making them cheaper to use than a tumble dryer.
It usually means getting them in the tumble dryer - and in the cost of living crisis with power bills soaring it can be very expensive.
It washes well and does not shrink in the dryer if you need to tumble it for a few minutes.
I used a mild liquid detergent on my front-loading machine’s normal cycle and tumble dried them on low heat.
Kay writes: “Everybody had gone apart from Peter Salmon (BBC Exec), Guy Garvey, Mr Tumble and me.
Martin Lewis has warned that households could save serious cash by swapping out their tumble dryer for a clothes horse and a dehumidifier.
Rishi was determined to be there for his son on his big day, but tragedy subsequently struck, with him presumably taking a tumble down the stairs.
Common combinations with tumble
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- tumble dryer 20×
- and tumble 17×
- tumble down 13×
- to tumble 13×
- tumble and 11×
- tumble on 9×
- took tumble 9×
- the tumble 6×
- tumble to 6×
- in tumble 6×