tumble
verb (used without object)
to fall helplessly down, end over end, as by losing one's footing, support, or equilibrium; plunge headlong.
tumbled
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past participleof tumble.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof tumble.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
tumbleverb (used without object)to fall helplessly down, end over end, as by losing one's footing, support, or equilibrium; plunge headlong.
Example Sentences
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Artificial intelligence stocks tumbled on Monday after American leaders of the AI revolution called for a coordinated slowdown in building more powerful AI systems.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
Asian stocks tumbled Friday as oil prices extended gains and bond yields held at multi-year highs as the Middle East crisis stoked supply concerns and a forecast-topping US inflation report ramped up rate hike bets.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
Earlier this year, Fluidstack announced that it raised $830 million in a round led by Leopold Aschenbrenner’s Situational Awareness before that fund tumbled.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
It was just weeks ago that Japan spent a record 15.4 trillion yen, or about $96 billion, between July 30 and Aug. 26 to support its currency, which had tumbled to a 40-year low.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 4, 2026
And there it was: enough kelp for a soup tumbled in on the surf.
From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff
