tumble

«tumble» in Mova's school dictionary: to fall down suddenly, often rolling over — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 4 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb (tumble, tumbles, tumbled, tumbling); noun (a tumble, tumbles)

meaning for a pupil

1) To tumble is to fall down suddenly, often rolling over. tree →

2) To tumble is to roll or turn over and over, like in gymnastics or in a washing machine. tree →

3) To tumble can mean to drop quickly, like prices tumbling. tree →

4) A tumble is a fall. tree →

sense in the lessons

In PE and gymnastics, tumbling means rolls, cartwheels and flips on mats. In safety lessons, toddlers and older people can take a tumble on stairs, so stair gates and handrails help. In stories and rhymes, Jack «came tumbling after» Jill. Phrases: «take a tumble», «tumble down», «tumble dryer», «rough and tumble».

examples

• Jack fell down and Jill came tumbling after. tree →
• The little boy took a tumble on the stairs. tree →
• The rocks tumbled down the hill. tree →
• We practised tumbling in gymnastics. tree →
• The clothes tumbled round in the dryer. tree →
• Puppies love rough and tumble play. tree →
• The stack of books tumbled onto the floor. tree →
• Prices tumbled after the holidays. tree →
• My foot slipped and I tumbled. tree →

note

Past form: tumbled. Countable noun: a tumble. A «tumble dryer» (UK) is a «dryer» or «clothes dryer» in the USA. «Rough and tumble» means rough but playful play.

In the corpora

• Young pandas really tumble and roll, and pandas are good climbers that can rest high in tree branches.
• Mole comes tumbling in, very pleased with himself.
• Never run, push or play on stairs: going fast means a missed step turns into a tumble down many steps.
• The tumble dryer's lint filter should be cleaned after each use, because fluff can start a fire.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «tumble» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.