What Does Tumbling Mean?

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Definitions for tumblingˈtʌm blɪŋtum·bling

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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. acrobatics, tumblingnoun

   the gymnastic moves of an acrobat

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1. tumbling

   Tumbling is a form of physical aerobic activity that involves somersaulting, flipping, rolling, and gymnastics. It is often performed without equipment. It can also refer to the action of falling or dropping suddenly, usually in a clumsy, disorderly or uncontrolled manner. In manufacturing, tumbling refers to the process of smoothing or polishing a rough surface by rolling it around together with other materials or substances.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tumbling

   of Tumble

2. Tumbling

   a. & vb. n. from Tumble, v

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1. Tumbling

   In gymnastics, tumbling, also known as power tumbling is an acrobatic sporting discipline which combines some of the skills of artistic gymnastics on the floor with those of trampolining. It is practised on a 25 metre long spring track. It was developed from tumbling performances performed by entertainers from very early times but as a sport is now codified, regulated, judged and performed using standardised special equipment. This sport is practised by both men and women. Competitors perform two passes, each containing 8 skills along the track, usually starting with a Round-off, Barani, or Rudi followed by a series of back-handsprings and/or whips ending in a 'dismount' skill. Only the feet and hands are allowed to make contact with the track. Governed by rules established by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique, tumbling is one of the gymnastic disciplines. Many elements of tumbling are also practised on Floor Exercise by participants of both Women's Artistic Gymnastics and Men's Artistic Gymnastics. Tumbling elements such as the round-off and back-handspring are commonly integrated into the balance beam routines of gymnasts.

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1. TUMBLING

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Tumbling is ranked #119508 in terms of the most common surnames in America.The Tumbling surname appeared 145 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Tumbling.83.4% or 121 total occurrences were Black.11% or 16 total occurrences were White.4.1% or 6 total occurrences were of two or more races.

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1. • Gymnastics

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How to pronounce tumbling?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of tumbling in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of tumbling in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of tumbling in a Sentence

1. Barack Obama:

   Part of that fearlessness is because you've screwed up enough times that it's all happened. I've been through this, I've screwed up. I've been in the barrel tumbling down Niagara Falls and I emerged and I lived  That's such a liberating feeling.

2. Mike Fratantoni:

   The US economy and job market continued to show signs of strength, but weakness abroad and tumbling oil prices have led to further declines in longer-term interest rates.

3. Farbod Mimeh:

   European indices are set to open significantly lower as tumbling commodities continue to put pressure on global markets,” Farbod Mimeh trader at London Capital Group, said in a note http://www.economicnewsdaily.com/under-the-radar-european-stocks-to-watch-manchester-united-plc-manu-anheuser-busch-inbev-sanv-bud-novartis-ag-nvs/9223940/

4. Dr Fraser:

   The tumbling actually causes stresses and strains internal to the object, and that slowly but surely squeezes and pulls on the object just like tides on the Earth to remove energy from the spin.

5. Lakshheish M Patel:

   Since morning till this time, SBI securities trading platform kept on showing its pages UNRESPONSIVE while the share prices kept on tumbling down today. This is done with evil design by this brokerage firm to let its clients to lose money in stock market

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1. ^ Princeton's WordNethttp://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=tumbling
2. ^ ChatGPThttps://chat.openai.com
3. ^ Webster Dictionaryhttps://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tumbling
4. ^ Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=tumbling
5. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Recordshttps://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
6. ^ Usage in printed sourceshttps://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=tumbling

Translations for tumbling

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• تراجعArabic
• πέφτονταςGreek
• tumblingSpanish
• غلتPersian
• bukdácsolóHungarian
• tumblingItalian
• タンブリングJapanese
• koziołkującyPolish
• акробатикаRussian

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