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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Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 7 July 2024
In 2022, when the Federal Reserve launched its most aggressive rate-hiking cycle in decades and sent the S&P 500 tumbling, 63.3% of active funds outperformed.
—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune, 6 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
Why not provide President Biden with a modern mobility scooter to keep him safe from falling, tripping and tumbling?
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 7 July 2024
In 2022, when the Federal Reserve launched its most aggressive rate-hiking cycle in decades and sent the S&P 500 tumbling, 63.3% of active funds outperformed.
—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune, 6 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 15 Jul. 2024.
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