tum·bling
ˈtəm-b(ə-)liŋ 
: the skill, practice, or sport of executing gymnastic feats (such as somersaults and handsprings) without the use of apparatus
: tipped or slanted out of the vertical
—used especially of a cattle brand
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Emily Giambalvo, Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2024
Her teammates jumped in the air in unison when Biles landed her tumbling pass.
—Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2024
John Marks, CNN, 7 Jan. 2023
The Senate majority leader represents the big-business wing of the Republican Party, and Wall Street, if the tumbling stock market is any indication, fears Trump’s protectionism will cause economic pain.
—Jeet Heer, The New Republic, 5 Apr. 2018
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Noun
End of carousel Biles sometimes steps out of bounds after her tumbling passes, but the elements are so complex that their value factored into Biles’s difficulty score outweighs those landing errors.
—Emily Giambalvo, Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2024
Her teammates jumped in the air in unison when Biles landed her tumbling pass.
—Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2024
Adjective
In the last few weeks of 2022 alone, Giuliani generated one more tumbling wave of negative publicity.
—John Marks, CNN, 7 Jan. 2023
The Senate majority leader represents the big-business wing of the Republican Party, and Wall Street, if the tumbling stock market is any indication, fears Trump’s protectionism will cause economic pain.
—Jeet Heer, The New Republic, 5 Apr. 2018
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“Tumbling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tumbling. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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