I saw a girl tumble and ran to her in spite of myself.
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Tumble
//ˈtʌmbl̩//
Synonyms for "tumble" (405 found)
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descenddeterminedigdipdiscoverdiscover serendipitouslydisintegratedisorderdivedowndownfalldropdumpencounterfallfall downfall flatfall headlongfall in withfall over
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fall prostratefall to piecesfalterfarragofellfetch downfidgetfind outflip outfloorflopflounceflounderflutterforced landingfoul upfreak outfreak out onfumblegarbleget a cropperget high onglowgo downgo pitapatgo to piecesgo undergroundgrovelhappenhappen uponhashhave enoughhave the fidgetshave the shakesheaderheavehelter skelterhelter-skelterhewhew downhiggledy-piggledyhithit uponhobbyhorsehodgepodgehugger muggerhysteron proteron
Verb(53 words)
dick downdip one's pen in someone's inkwelldiscuss ugandado itdo the deeddo the nastydo what one doeseffengage in sexengenderexchange fleshexpletive deletedfrackfrakfrickfrigfuckget busyget downget freaky
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get it onget jiggyget laidget luckyget one's dick wetget one's end awayget one's freak onget one's groove onget one's leg overget one's oatsget ontoget physicalget someget the dirty water off one's chestget wisego all the waygo at itgraft the forked treegreasehaul one's asheshave intimate relationshave it awayhave it offhave marital relationshave sexhave sexual relationshide the salamihide the sausagehide the wieniehike the appalachian trailhit the sheetshook uphump
Noun(1 words)
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Verb(50 words)
jerkjumblejumble togetherkeel overknock downlaborlay levellay lowlay outlevellick the dustlightlight uponlistlitterloselose outlose the daylucklurch
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make heavy weathermashmeetmeet up withmeet withmessmishmashmixmix upmow downmuck upmuddlenose diveoverlook distinctionsoversetoverthrowoverturnpalpitatepantperceivepipitchpitch and plungepitch and tossplay hob withplummetplungepoundpratfallprecipitateprostratepull downquakequaverquiverraserazerearreelrifflerockrollrummagerun acrossrun intorun up againstsay unclescendscramblescrew upsee the lightseethesend headlongshakeshivershuffleskidslideslipsloshslumpsmashsnafusnarl upsprawlspread eaglespread-eaglesquirmstaggerstrugglestumblestumble onstumble uponsuccumbsupinateswayswellswell with emotionswingtailspintake a falltake a floptake a headertake a pratfalltake a spilltake downtake the countthrash aboutthrillthrill tothrobthrowthrow downtilttingletingle with excitementtopple downtopple overtopsy-turvinesstopsy-turvydomtosstoss and tumbletoss and turntottertrembletriptumble ontumble toturmoilturn onturn on toturn turtletwist and turntwitchtwitterunderstandunearthunholy messunhorseupsetvolutationwallopwallowwelterwhack downwhirlwigglewise upwrigglewritheyaw
Noun(1 words)
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105 translations across 25 languages.
Afrikaans
1 entries- tuimel verb (to fall end over end)
Ancient Greek
1 entries- κυβιστάω verb (to perform gymnastics such as somersaults, rolls, and handsprings)
Armenian
1 entries- անկում noun (a fall)
Bulgarian
4 entries- падане noun (a fall)
- прекатурване noun (a fall)
- въртя се verb (to roll over and over)
- прекатурвам се verb (to fall end over end)
Catalan
3 entries- caiguda noun (a fall)
- tomb noun (a fall)
- tomballó noun (a fall)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 翻滾 /翻滚 verb (to fall end over end)
- 跌倒 verb (to fall end over end)
Crimean Tatar
1 entries- tomalamaq verb (to fall end over end)
Danish
1 entries- tumle verb (to fall end over end)
Dutch
1 entries- tuimelen verb (to fall end over end)
Finnish
3 entries- kuperkeikka noun (a fall)
- heittää kuperkeikkaa verb (to fall end over end)
- kupsahtaa verb (to fall end over end)
French
3 entries- culbute noun (a fall)
- culbuter verb (to fall end over end)
- dégringoler verb (to fall end over end)
Galician
3 entries- rolo noun (a fall)
- tombo noun (a fall)
- rolar verb (to roll over and over)
German
4 entries- Absturz noun (a fall)
- Fall noun (a fall)
- Purzelbaum noun (a fall)
- Rolle noun (a fall)
Greek
2 entries- ανθίζομαι verb (to realise)
- πέσει verb (to fall end over end)
Hungarian
4 entries- bucskázik verb (to fall end over end)
- bukdácsol verb (to roll over and over)
- bukfencezik verb (to perform gymnastics such as somersaults, rolls, and handsprings)
- bukik verb (to fall end over end)
Icelandic
1 entries- velta verb (to fall end over end)
Italian
4 entries- caduta noun (a fall)
- tombola noun (a fall)
- cadere verb (to fall end over end)
- crollare verb (to fall end over end)
Krymchak
1 entries- чӱшмек verb (to fall end over end)
Ladin
2 entries- culeteda noun (a fall)
- culëta noun (a fall)
Māori
4 entries- turupeke noun (a fall)
- turupēpeke noun (a fall)
- porohuri verb (to fall end over end)
- pītakataka verb (to fall end over end)
Portuguese
2 entries- tombo noun (a fall)
- cair verb (to fall end over end)
Russian
4 entries- кувырка́ние noun (a fall)
- паде́ние noun (a fall)
- кувырка́ться verb (to roll over and over)
- обру́шиться verb (to fall end over end)
Spanish
3 entries- caída noun (a fall)
- caer verb (to fall end over end)
- revolverse verb (to fall end over end)
Walloon
2 entries- berloufer verb (to fall end over end)
- berlôzer verb (to fall end over end)
Welsh
1 entries- codwm noun (a fall)
Sample sentences
26 total sentences available.
The typhoon caused a tree to tumble on my yard.
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The tumble hurt him badly.
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We don't have a tumble dryer.
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