tumble to

British

verb

informal (intr, preposition) to understand; become aware of

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Economists polled by The Wall Street Journal expected the headline reading to tumble to a still-positive 38.5.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

The stock quadrupled to $15 in early summer, only to tumble to $3.50 in the second week of August.

From Barron's • Dec. 3, 2025

Match Group, whose share price once reached more than $169 per share in 2021, has seen its stock tumble to below $30 in 2023 as investors saw Tinder’s paying user numbers drop.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2025

How can a phone survive a 16,000-feet skydive but not a short tumble to the floor?

From Slate • Jan. 11, 2024

I tumble to the floor at the last stair, scrambling on all fours as I right myself.

From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson

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