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Synonyms for tumbled

Grammar : Verb
Spell : tuhm-buh l
Phonetic Transcription : ˈtʌm bəl

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Définition of tumbled

Origin :
  • c.1300, "to perform as an acrobat," also "to fall down," perhaps from a frequentative form of Old English tumbian "dance about," of unknown origin. Related to Middle Low German tummelen "to turn, dance," Dutch tuimelen "to tumble," Old High German tumon, German taumeln "to turn, reel." Related: Tumbled; tumbling. Tumble-down (1791) originally meant "habitually falling down" and was used first of horses; sense of "in a dilapidated condition" is recorded from 1818.
  • verb fall or make fall awkwardly
Example sentences :
  • But the shouting of the men as they tumbled into their saddles cleared his brain.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • He was a tall man who tumbled well and kept close to Kokomo.
  • Extract from : « The Trail Book » by Mary Austin
  • The man threw up his arms and Suh-tai tumbled him off the horse in an instant.
  • Extract from : « The Trail Book » by Mary Austin
  • The undergarments she had tumbled about in her search were much heavier than her own.
  • Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
  • After the good-night to my neighbour, I tumbled into my straw and slept soundly, animal-like.
  • Extract from : « Green Mansions » by W. H. Hudson
  • She was very small for her years, and had long, tumbled hair.
  • Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic
  • One, a priest with a sword in his hand, slipped past them and tumbled into the boat also.
  • Extract from : « Fair Margaret » by H. Rider Haggard
  • Do you s'pose she tumbled, or did she put her foot through it a-purpose?
  • Extract from : « Meadow Grass » by Alice Brown
  • "That know I not," quoth the stranger surlily, for he was angry at being so tumbled about.
  • Extract from : « The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood » by Howard Pyle
  • In fact, it was a regular smashup; the queen had tumbled into the mud!
  • Extract from : « Nana, The Miller's Daughter, Captain Burle, Death of Olivier Becaille » by Emile Zola

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