fall down, as if collapsing; "The tower of the World Trade Center tumbled after the plane hit it"
put clothes in a tumbling barrel, where they are whirled about in hot air, usually with the purpose of drying; "Wash in warm water and tumble dry"
If water tumbles, it flows quickly over an uneven surface. Waterfalls crash and tumble over rocks. the aromatic pines and tumbling streams of the Zonba Plateau
If someone or something tumbles somewhere, they fall there with a rolling or bouncing movement. A small boy tumbled off a third floor fire escape He fell to the ground, and the gun tumbled out of his hand. Tumble is also a noun. He injured his ribs in a tumble from his horse
If prices or levels of something are tumbling, they are decreasing rapidly. House prices have tumbled by almost 30 per cent in real terms since mid-1989 Share prices continued to tumble today on the Tokyo stock market. tumbling inflation. Tumble is also a noun. Oil prices took a tumble yesterday
To play tricks by various movements and contortions of the body; to perform the feats of an acrobat
fall apart; "the building crimbled after the explosion"; "Negociations broke down"
an acrobatic feat of rolling or turning end over end do gymnastics, roll and turn skillfully suffer a sudden downfall, overthrow, or defeat put clothes in a tumbling barrel, where they are whirled about in hot air, usually with the purpose of drying; "Wash in warm water and tumble dry"