Word Meaning

Meaning of tumbles

- To roll over, or to and fro; to throw one's self about; as, a person on pain tumbles and tosses.
- To roll down; to fall suddenly and violently; to be precipitated; as, to tumble from a scaffold.
- To play tricks by various movements and contortions of the body; to perform the feats of an acrobat.
- To turn over; to turn or throw about, as for examination or search; to roll or move in a rough, coarse, or unceremonious manner; to throw down or headlong; to precipitate; -- sometimes with over, about, etc.; as, to tumble books or papers.
- To disturb; to rumple; as, to tumble a bed.
- Act of tumbling, or rolling over; a fall.

Crossword clue for tumbles

- Fall awkwardly
- Fall awkwardly or violently
- Fall clumsily
- Fall headlong
- Heavy fall
- Falls and rolls
- Falls over
- Mixes in due proportion