tumble
verb (used without object)
to fall helplessly down, end over end, as by losing one's footing, support, or equilibrium; plunge headlong.
are tumbling
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present progressiveof tumble.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Oil has shot to its highest in a year and stock futures are tumbling on Tuesday as worries build over a spreading conflict in the Middle East.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 3, 2026
Mergers are one obvious way that shipping giants can add to their overall capacity at a time when freight rates and container volumes are tumbling.
From Barron's ● Feb. 17, 2026
Now, with banks confirming via fourth-quarter reports that 2025 was indeed a strong year, their shares are tumbling.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 15, 2026
“These thoughts are tumbling out of you,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 15, 2025
Nobody knows even approximately how many asteroids there are tumbling through space, but the number is thought to be probably not less than a billion.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
