tum·bling
ˈtəm-b(ə-)liŋ 
: the skill, practice, or sport of executing gymnastic feats (such as somersaults and handsprings) without the use of apparatus
: tipped or slanted out of the vertical
—used especially of a cattle brand
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Julia Andersen, CNN, 10 Mar. 2025
Ahead, 11 of the best places to visit in Costa Rica, from active volcanoes and national parks to remote rivers and tumbling waterfalls.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 24 Jan. 2025
John Marks, CNN, 7 Jan. 2023
The Senate majority leader represents the big-business wing of the Republican Party, and Wall Street, if the tumbling stock market is any indication, fears Trump’s protectionism will cause economic pain.
—Jeet Heer, The New Republic, 5 Apr. 2018
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Noun
Replays showed the 32-year-old tumbling to the floor before her head bounced off the track.
—Julia Andersen, CNN, 10 Mar. 2025
Ahead, 11 of the best places to visit in Costa Rica, from active volcanoes and national parks to remote rivers and tumbling waterfalls.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 24 Jan. 2025
Adjective
In the last few weeks of 2022 alone, Giuliani generated one more tumbling wave of negative publicity.
—John Marks, CNN, 7 Jan. 2023
The Senate majority leader represents the big-business wing of the Republican Party, and Wall Street, if the tumbling stock market is any indication, fears Trump’s protectionism will cause economic pain.
—Jeet Heer, The New Republic, 5 Apr. 2018
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“Tumbling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tumbling. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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